Re: BPCHAR description in 8.3. Character Types is misleading and incomplete

On Thu, 2025-10-16 at 08:36 -0400, David G. Johnston wrote:
> A given value has a finite length and there is just no restriction on
> what that length is.  All trailing spaces in the input are considered
> padding for purposes of comparison i.e., manually padding is added by
> the user as opposed to the system.

I see -- so it means that the padding came from somewhere else (not the
type).

> I would leave the note of blank-padded for both and just point out
> the automatic vs manual distinction.

Yeah, it's a table, so if a user is confused, they can read the text
below it. I'm fine with that.

If you think the text below should be improved, do you have a wording
suggestion?

Regards,
    Jeff Davis