Yes, that is what I'm referring to. Thanks!
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us]
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 11:14 AM
To: Walker, Jed S
Cc: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Sparse Data
"Walker, Jed S" <Jed_Walker@cable.comcast.com> writes:
> Does sparse data cause significant space wastage or performance issues
> in PostgreSQL?
What do you mean by "sparse data" exactly? If you're thinking of a
table in which many fields are null, no, there's no penalty for that.
regards, tom lane