Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > FYI, we also need to figure out how to store a zero-length string. That > > will probably be high-bit, and then all zero bits. We don't store a > > zero-byte in strings, so that should be unique for "". > > No, it'll be a 1-byte header with length indicating that no bytes > follow, which likely will be 10000001 rather than 10000000 ... but > in either case there is no ambiguity involved.
Well, in my idea, 10000001 would be 0x01. I was going to use the remaining 7 bits for the 7-bit ascii value. -- Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
