Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:
> SQL and Postgres differ in behaviour if the value of a char or varchar
> type exceeds the declared length. Postgres cuts off the value, SQL
> requires to raise an error.
>
> In particular, the compliant behaviour is:
> I think this behaviour is desirable over the old one because it makes the
> char and varchar types useful in the first place.
AOL! (Although to ease migration, it would be nice if one could switch
between treating it as an error or a warning for the next few releases).
Ray
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