From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | adrian(dot)klaver(at)gmail(dot)com |
Cc: | sapient(at)clear(dot)net(dot)nz, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Cannot open table in new database |
Date: | 2010-07-01 00:12:27 |
Message-ID: | 20590.1277943147@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Thursday 01 July 2010 11:11:29 am Phil Jackson wrote:
>> The link says that;
>> "Identifier and key word names are case insensitive."
>>
>> But I have renamed the source table in lowercase and this gets me one
>> step further.
> You need to go to bottom of that section where you would find :)
> ... If you want to write portable applications
> you are advised to always quote a particular name or never quote it.) "
In particular, what probably bit you here is that you created the tables
using a tool that double-quoted the mixed-case names. Once you've done
that, you are condemned to always double-quote those names forevermore.
regards, tom lane
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