Re: Disadvantages to using "text"

"Don Mies (NIM)" <dmies@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> Are there any reasons for not using the "text" type whenever a variable
> length string field is needed?  Are there penalties in disk usage,
> memory usage or performance?

No, no, and no.  The only good reason I've heard of to avoid text is
that there are some "database independent" client-side tools that
don't really understand it, and if you're using one of those it's
a problem.

			regards, tom lane

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