On Thu, May 11, 2006 at 09:52:41 -0600,
  Mark Gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there a disadvantage to having the primary key for a table be a text 
> type vs. an integer type?  Performance?  Any difference between having a 
> varchar or char as a primary key?

You probably want to use 'text' unless there is a busniess rule limiting
the size of the field.

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