> Is there any date type that can be used for 0-255 > values? Like an "int1" or byte column.
A SMALLINT is two bytes on disk, use "char" instead. This is a hidden goodie in PostgreSQL and one that I wish was exposed via a more conventional syntax (*hint hint*). http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/datatype-character.html#DATATYPE-CHARACTER-SPECIAL-TABLE -sc -- Sean Chittenden ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
