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