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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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CHAR() is best when storing strings that are usually the same length.
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VARCHAR() is best when storing variable-length strings, but you want
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length, maximum 1 gigabyte. BYTEA is for storing binary data,
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particularly values that include NULL bytes.
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VARCHAR() is best when storing variable-length strings but it limits
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maximum 1 gigabyte. BYTEA is for storing binary data, particularly
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4.16.1) How do I create a serial/auto-incrementing field?
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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
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<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
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<P>CHAR() is best when storing strings that are usually the
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same length. VARCHAR() is best when storing variable-length strings,
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but you want to limit how long a string can be. TEXT is for strings
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of unlimited length, maximum 1 gigabyte. BYTEA is for storing
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binary data, particularly values that include NULL bytes.</P>
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<P><SMALL>CHAR()</SMALL> is best when storing strings that are
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usually the same length. <SMALL>VARCHAR()</SMALL> is best when
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storing variable-length strings but it limits how long a
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string can be. <SMALL>TEXT</SMALL> is for strings of unlimited
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length, maximum 1 gigabyte. <SMALL>BYTEA</SMALL> is for storing
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binary data, particularly values that include <SMALL>NULL</SMALL>
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bytes.</P>
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<H4><A name="4.16.1">4.16.1</A>) How do I create a
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