In response to "Andrew Maclean" <andrew.amaclean@gmail.com>:
> I have a large database and I want to have several fields (among many)
> that are single character fields (in fact they are bitfields).
>
> 1) Is char(1) the most efficient way to store these fields? If not
> what is better?
> 2) I need to test the field against constants, e.g if the field is
> called source then I need tests like:
> IF source = 0x10 THEN ...
> This does not work in plpgsql functions (source is character(1)),
> so what is the solution?
I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to accomplish, but there's
a bit string type:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/datatype-bit.html
--
Bill Moran
Collaborative Fusion Inc.
http://people.collaborativefusion.com/~wmoran/
wmoran@collaborativefusion.com
Phone: 412-422-3463x4023