Phillip,
> Really? According to this url (search for "Tip") there is no performance
> difference just a space difference. I don't know for sure either way, but
> if there is a difference the manual needs updating.
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/idocs/index.php?datatype-character.html
Actually, that note is intended to tell people that CHAR is not any faster
than VARCHAR for the same-length string ... since CHAR *is* faster than
VARCHAR in some systems, like MS SQL Server.
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-Josh Berkus