Commit e8b842b9 authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian

Update MD5 mention for long values.

parent 6a603575
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
Last updated: Wed Aug 10 15:29:42 EDT 2005
Last updated: Thu Aug 11 09:21:58 EDT 2005
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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One limitation is that indexes can not be created on columns longer
than about 2,000 characters. Fortunately, such indexes are rarely
needed. Uniqueness is best guaranteed using another column that is an
MD5 hash of the long column, and full text indexing allows for
searching of words within the column.
needed. Uniqueness is best guaranteed by a funtion index of an MD5
hash of the long column, and full text indexing allows for searching
of words within the column.
4.5) How much database disk space is required to store data from a typical
text file?
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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
<P>Last updated: Wed Aug 10 15:29:42 EDT 2005</P>
<P>Last updated: Thu Aug 11 09:21:58 EDT 2005</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)
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<P>One limitation is that indexes can not be created on columns
longer than about 2,000 characters. Fortunately, such indexes are
rarely needed. Uniqueness is best guaranteed using another column
that is an MD5 hash of the long column, and full text indexing
rarely needed. Uniqueness is best guaranteed by a funtion index
of an MD5 hash of the long column, and full text indexing
allows for searching of words within the column.</P>
<H3><A name="4.5">4.5</A>) How much database disk space is required
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