Re: Performance of column order

Egon Sommer wrote:
> Hallo!
> 
> Do anybody know if the order of the columns in a table has affect
> on the performance?
> 
> Should I use length-variable colums like TEXT, BLOB,... alfter
> length-static colums like INTEGER, BOOLEAN, ...?

It is very slightly faster to have variable length stuff after fixed length
fields.

> Is there a advantage to create a separate table for BLOBS and
> TEXT joining the main table about a primary key?

Probably, though TOAST stores large stuff in backup tables anyway, so
there is probably little difference.

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