From 657d0044b0550265f9b03ee4b723044779b4322d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 05:27:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update FAQ. --- doc/FAQ | 10 +++++----- doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html | 14 ++++++++------ 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index 027d5aae86..334143ce5b 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Fri Oct 12 23:53:35 EDT 2001 + Last updated: Sat Oct 13 01:26:55 EDT 2001 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -791,10 +791,10 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-safe) by TOAST, so the space on disk might also be less than expected. 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. + VARCHAR() 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. 4.16.1) How do I create a serial/auto-incrementing field? diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 90e2588b6e..d3f5da6f8f 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ alink="#0000FF">

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL

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Last updated: Fri Oct 12 23:53:35 EDT 2001

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Last updated: Sat Oct 13 01:26:55 EDT 2001

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. 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.

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CHAR() is best when storing strings that are + usually the same length. VARCHAR() 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.

4.16.1) How do I create a serial/auto-incrementing field?