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| author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2001-10-13 01:32:47 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2001-10-13 01:32:47 +0000 |
| commit | cdd4379394689182d9e39c6269716c99011f60d4 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 143bb65115a..ac94a0e0bb6 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ alink="#0000FF"> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> - <P>Last updated: Sat Sep 22 20:07:41 EDT 2001</P> + <P>Last updated: Fri Oct 12 21:32:36 EDT 2001</P> <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR> @@ -1003,6 +1003,12 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-safe) stored out-of-line by <SMALL>TOAST</SMALL>, so the space on disk might also be less than expected.</P> + <P>CHAR() is best when storing strings that are usually the + same length. VARCHAR() is best when storing variable-length strings, + but you want to limit how long a string can be. TEXT is for strings + of unlimited length, maximum 1 gigabyte. BYTEA is for storing + binary data, particularly values that include NULL bytes.</P> + <H4><A name="4.16.1">4.16.1</A>) How do I create a serial/auto-incrementing field?</H4> |