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From: Andy Colson <andy@squeakycode.net>
To: Krzysztof Chodak <krzysztof.chodak@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Variable versus constrant size tuples
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:03:10 -0500
Message-ID: <4E4E7B2E.1040209@squeakycode.net> (raw)
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On 8/19/2011 4:03 AM, Krzysztof Chodak wrote:
> Is there any performance benefit of using constant size tuples?
>

If you are referring to varchar(80) vs text, then no, there is no benefit.

-Andy



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