Re: Fixed length data types issue

From: Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>
To: Mario Weilguni <mario(dot)weilguni(at)icomedias(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Fixed length data types issue
Date: 2006-09-15 11:45:18
Message-ID: 20060915114518.GI1608@svana.org
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On Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 01:38:54PM +0200, Mario Weilguni wrote:
> What about the "char" type? Isn't it designed for that? Or will this type disappear in future releases?

"char" is used in the system catalogs, I don't think it's going to go
any time soon.

There it's used as a (surprise) single byte indicater, with different
letters meaning different things.

Have a nice day,
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Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org> http://svana.org/kleptog/
> From each according to his ability. To each according to his ability to litigate.

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