BUG #6161: Not enough memory error in psql with UTF8 console

From: "Gavin Kistner" <gkistner(at)nvidia(dot)com>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: BUG #6161: Not enough memory error in psql with UTF8 console
Date: 2011-08-12 16:33:44
Message-ID: 201108121633.p7CGXiWv071602@wwwmaster.postgresql.org
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The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 6161
Logged by: Gavin Kistner
Email address: gkistner(at)nvidia(dot)com
PostgreSQL version: 9.0.4
Operating system: Windows 7x64
Description: Not enough memory error in psql with UTF8 console
Details:

1. Create registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Command
Processor\Autorun" with value "@chcp 65001>nul" to set Windows console to
UTF8 (see url[1]).

2. Open a new cmd.exe window

3. Connect to a simple database using psql.exe
--> Text displayed:
WARNING: Console code page (65001) differs from Windows code page (1252)
8-bit characters might not work correctly. See psql reference
page "Notes for Windows users" for details.

4. Type "\dt"

EXPECTED: List of tables.
ACTUAL: "Not enough memory." displayed.

5. \q and close the cmd.exe window.
6. Delete the Autorun registry key.
7. Repeat steps 2-3
--> Text displayed:
WARNING: Console code page (437) differs from Windows code page (1252)
8-bit characters might not work correctly. See psql reference
page "Notes for Windows users" for details.

4. Type "\dt"
--> List of tables is properly displayed

[1] http://superuser.com/questions/269818

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