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                 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
                                        
-   Last updated: Sat Sep 22 20:07:41 EDT 2001
+   Last updated: Fri Oct 12 21:32:36 EDT 2001
    
    Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
    
@@ -790,6 +790,12 @@ BYTEA           bytea           variable-length byte array (null-safe)
    data types are also subject to compression or being stored out-of-line
    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.
+   
     4.16.1) How do I create a serial/auto-incrementing field?
     
    PostgreSQL supports a SERIAL data type. It auto-creates a sequence and

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     Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
 
-    Last updated: Sat Sep 22 20:07:41 EDT 2001
+    Last updated: Fri Oct 12 21:32:36 EDT 2001
 
     Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (
     "mailto:[email protected]">[email protected])
@@ -1003,6 +1003,12 @@ BYTEA           bytea           variable-length byte array (null-safe)
     stored out-of-line 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.
+    
     4.16.1) How do I create a
     serial/auto-incrementing field?