Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
- Last updated: Sun Apr 24 07:48:48 EDT 2005
+ Last updated: Sun Apr 24 07:57:14 EDT 2005
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
First, consider the PostgreSQL-specific books mentioned above. Another
one is "Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days, Second Edition" at
- http://members.tripod.com/er4ebus/sql/index.htm
- Many of our users like The Practical SQL Handbook, Bowman, Judith S.,
- et al., Addison-Wesley. Others like The Complete Reference SQL, Groff
- et al., McGraw-Hill. There is also a nice tutorial at
+ http://members.tripod.com/er4ebus/sql/index.htm. Many of our users
+ like The Practical SQL Handbook, Bowman, Judith S., et al.,
+ Addison-Wesley. Others like The Complete Reference SQL, Groff et al.,
+ McGraw-Hill.
+
+ There is also a nice tutorial at
http://www.intermedia.net/support/sql/sqltut.shtm, at
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/graeme_birchall/HTM_COOK.HTM,
and at http://sqlcourse.com.
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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
- <P>Last updated: Sun Apr 24 07:48:48 EDT 2005</P>
+ <P>Last updated: Sun Apr 24 07:57:14 EDT 2005</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)
<P>First, consider the PostgreSQL-specific books mentioned above.
Another one is "Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days, Second Edition"
at <A href=
- "http://members.tripod.com/er4ebus/sql/index.htm">http://members.tripod.com/er4ebus/sql/index.htm</A></P>
+ "http://members.tripod.com/er4ebus/sql/index.htm">http://members.tripod.com/er4ebus/sql/index.htm</A>.
Many of our users like <I>The Practical SQL Handbook</I>,
Bowman, Judith S., et al., Addison-Wesley. Others like <I>The
Complete Reference SQL</I>, Groff et al., McGraw-Hill.</P>
- There is also a nice tutorial at <A href=
+ <P>There is also a nice tutorial at <A href=
"http://www.intermedia.net/support/sql/sqltut.shtm">http://www.intermedia.net/support/sql/sqltut.shtm,</A>
at <A href=
"http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/graeme_birchall/HTM_COOK.HTM">
<P>These are the limits:</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
-<TABLE >
+<TABLE>
<TR><TD>Maximum size for a database?</TD><TD>unlimited (32 TB databases
exist)</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>Maximum size for a table?</TD><TD>32 TB</TD></TR>
<H3><A name="4.10">4.10</A>) What is the difference between the
various character types?</H3>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
-<TABLE >
+<TABLE>
<TR><TH>Type</TH><TH>Internal Name</TH><TH>Notes</TH></TR>
<TR><TD>VARCHAR(n)</TD><TD>varchar</TD><TD>size specifies maximum
length, no padding</TD></TR>