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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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One limitation is that indexes can not be created on columns longer
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than about 2,000 characters. Fortunately, such indexes are rarely
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needed. Uniqueness is best guaranteed using another column that is an
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MD5 hash of the long column, and full text indexing allows for
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searching of words within the column.
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needed. Uniqueness is best guaranteed by a funtion index of an MD5
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hash of the long column, and full text indexing allows for searching
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of words within the column.
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4.5) How much database disk space is required to store data from a typical
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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
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<P>One limitation is that indexes can not be created on columns
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longer than about 2,000 characters. Fortunately, such indexes are
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rarely needed. Uniqueness is best guaranteed using another column
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that is an MD5 hash of the long column, and full text indexing
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rarely needed. Uniqueness is best guaranteed by a funtion index
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of an MD5 hash of the long column, and full text indexing
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<H3><A name="4.5">4.5</A>) How much database disk space is required

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