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                 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?
     

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     <H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
 
-    <P>Last updated: Fri Oct 12 23:53:35 EDT 2001</P>
+    <P>Last updated: Sat Oct 13 01:26:55 EDT 2001</P>
 
     <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
     "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
@@ -1003,11 +1003,13 @@ BYTEA           bytea           variable-length byte array (null-safe)
     stored out-of-line by <SMALL>TOAST</SMALL>, so the space on disk
     might also be less than expected.</P>
 
-    <P>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.</P>
+    <P><SMALL>CHAR()</SMALL> is best when storing strings that are
+    usually the same length. <SMALL>VARCHAR()</SMALL> is best when
+    storing variable-length strings but it limits how long a
+    string can be. <SMALL>TEXT</SMALL> is for strings of unlimited
+    length, maximum 1 gigabyte. <SMALL>BYTEA</SMALL> is for storing
+    binary data, particularly values that include <SMALL>NULL</SMALL>
+    bytes.</P>
     
     <H4><A name="4.16.1">4.16.1</A>) How do I create a
     serial/auto-incrementing field?</H4>