It's generally considered safe, but search the archives for the proper
formula so you get the results your hoping for. (IIRC its length + 4,
but I'd search just to be sure).
Robert Treat
On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 17:15, Divya Jain wrote:
> I'm running Postgres 7.2.4. A VARCHAR column in my schema needs to be longer than
> the currently defined max length. What is the best way to achieve this without
> adding a new column with the correct VARCHAR length ?
>
> One way I figured is to modify the pg_attribute table and set atttypmod to the
> correct value. Just want to know if there is any risk involved in doing this.
> Thanks
> Divya
>
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