From 2b2cf392fe6a16643933d5b2362f22922305f3d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 02:58:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update char/varchar()/text/bytea to mention they have similar
performance characteristics.
---
doc/FAQ | 5 +++--
doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html | 5 +++--
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ
index 0a11568350e..bf5dda1ab41 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ
+++ b/doc/FAQ
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
- Last updated: Thu Oct 17 19:33:40 EDT 2002
+ Last updated: Sat Oct 19 22:58:02 EDT 2002
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
@@ -848,7 +848,8 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe)
VARCHAR(n) is best when storing variable-length strings but it limits
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.
+ values that include NULL bytes. These types have similar performance
+ characteristics.
4.15.1) How do I create a serial/auto-incrementing field?
diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
index 879e9072142..be9c1425124 100644
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
alink="#0000ff">
<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
- <P>Last updated: Thu Oct 17 19:33:40 EDT 2002</P>
+ <P>Last updated: Sat Oct 19 22:58:02 EDT 2002</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
@@ -1068,7 +1068,8 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe)
storing variable-length strings but it limits how long a string can
be. <SMALL>TEXT</SMALL> is for strings of unlimited length, maximum
1 gigabyte. <SMALL>BYTEA</SMALL> is for storing binary data,
- particularly values that include <SMALL>NULL</SMALL> bytes.</P>
+ particularly values that include <SMALL>NULL</SMALL> bytes. These
+ types have similar performance characteristics.</P>
<H4><A name="4.15.1">4.15.1</A>) How do I create a
serial/auto-incrementing field?</H4>
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