Re: BUG #7657: Create Table doesn't create columns

Depesz -

I'm fairly sure it's not a problem with something I'm doing wrong because I've used the same code before. It has to be something wrong on the DB side. But just to entertain you I did as you requested:

RigMinder_NewDBTest02=# \d test
Table "public.test"
Column | Type | Modifiers
--------+------+-----------

RigMinder_NewDBTest02=#

Before I ran this I created a table using the following:

create table "test" ("column1" text, "column2" float);

It ran without any errors. Yesterday after I sent out the help request I uninstalled postgresql and installed version 9.0.10 and I'm having the same problem. It does look like it only occurs when my logging package is running. Ie if I shut it down, I can create tables in pgAdmin, but as soon as my program is running, I get the errors described above. Any other ideas on how to fix this?

Thanks for all the help!
Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: depesz(at)depesz(dot)com [mailto:depesz(at)depesz(dot)com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 5:20 PM
To: Matt(at)rigminder(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [BUGS] BUG #7657: Create Table doesn't create columns

On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 04:59:53PM +0000, Matt(at)rigminder(dot)com wrote:
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 7657
> Logged by: Matt
> Email address: Matt(at)rigminder(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 9.1.4
> Operating system: Windows Server Standard SP2
> Description:
>
> When I run the following statement, the table is created, but there
> are no
> columns:
>
> CREATE TABLE "mod_1237" ("Collecteddepth" float8 NOT NULL, "Collectedtime"
> float8 NOT NULL, "CollectedData" Varchar(45) NOT NULL, "Collectedpass"
> float8 NOT NULL, "Collectedmodtime" float8 NOT NULL) WITH (OIDS =
> FALSE);
>
> I know I'm not creating a primary key, but that shouldn't prevent the
> columns from being generated. When I run this code it also doesn't
> generate any errors so everything looks fine until I try to write to
> the table. Any ideas as to why this wouldn't work or how to make a
> table with the given columns?

most likely you did insert like:
insert into mod_1237 (Collecteddepth) values (...) i.e. you didn't quote the column names. Hence the problem.

In psql, you can do:
\d mod_1237

and you will see the columns are there.

Best regards,

depesz

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