Remove obsolete references to 8K query limit.

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Tom Lane 2000-01-25 07:04:04 +00:00
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commit 90aaad06cf
3 changed files with 8 additions and 31 deletions

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@ -749,14 +749,6 @@ data.endcopy();
</para> </para>
</sect1> </sect1>
<sect1>
<title>Caveats</title>
<para>
The query buffer is 8192 bytes long, and queries over that length will
be silently truncated.
</para>
</sect1>
</chapter> </chapter>
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@ -1957,15 +1957,6 @@ for information on correct values for these environment variables.
</sect1> </sect1>
<sect1>
<title>Caveats</title>
<para>
The query buffer is 8192 bytes long, and queries over
that length will be rejected.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1> <sect1>
<title>Sample Programs</title> <title>Sample Programs</title>

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@ -374,23 +374,17 @@ We also support C-style block comments, e.g.:
<firstterm>Strings</firstterm> <firstterm>Strings</firstterm>
in SQL are arbitrary sequences of ASCII characters bounded by single in SQL are arbitrary sequences of ASCII characters bounded by single
quotes ("'", e.g. <literal>'This is a string'</literal>). quotes ("'", e.g. <literal>'This is a string'</literal>).
Uppercase alphabetics within strings are accepted
literally. Non-printing characters may be embedded within strings by
prepending them with a backslash
("\"; e.g. "\<replaceable>tab</replaceable>".
SQL92 allows single quotes to be embedded in strings by typing two SQL92 allows single quotes to be embedded in strings by typing two
adjacent single quotes (e.g. 'Dianne''s horse'), and for adjacent single quotes (e.g. <literal>'Dianne''s horse'</literal>).
historical reasons <productname>Postgres</productname> also allows In <productname>Postgres</productname> single quotes may alternatively
single quotes to be escaped with a backslash be escaped with a backslash ("\", e.g.
(e.g. 'Dianne\'s horse'). <literal>'Dianne\'s horse'</literal>). To include a
backslash in a string constant, type two backslashes.
Non-printing characters may also be embedded within strings by
prepending them with a backslash
(e.g. <literal>'\<replaceable>tab</replaceable>'</literal>).
</para> </para>
<para>
Because of the limitations on
instance sizes, string constants are currently limited to a length of
a little less than 8192 bytes. Larger strings may be handled using the
Postgres Large Object interface.
</para>
</sect2> </sect2>
<sect2> <sect2>