Re: Search system catalog for mystery type

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Carlo Stonebanks <stonec(dot)register(at)sympatico(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Search system catalog for mystery type
Date: 2009-11-04 20:57:34
Message-ID: 20091104205734.GJ3531@alvh.no-ip.org
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Carlo Stonebanks wrote:
> When I try the following command:
> ALTER TABLE mdx_core.audit_impt RENAME TO _audit_impt;
>
> I get the error message:
>
> ERROR: type "_audit_impt" already exists
> SQL state: 42710

Probably the easiest way around this is to use two underscores instead
of one:

ALTER TABLE mdx_core.audit_impt RENAME TO __audit_impt;

Or any other char for that matter -- you picked the only one that would
cause a problem. Even a space should be fine:

ALTER TABLE mdx_core.audit_impt RENAME TO " audit_impt";

(Not sure I can recommend this though)

--
Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support

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