Re: [GENERAL] Suggestion

From: Darren Ferguson <darren(at)crystalballinc(dot)com>
To: muhammad umar <whiplash77_77(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Suggestion
Date: 2003-04-03 18:27:56
Message-ID: 3E8C7D2C.3060702@crystalballinc.com
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The database parser in 7.3.2 tells you the character at which the error
occurred. You could always upgrade to that version instead of bumping
your gums on a topic where people spend there own free time providing a
system for you to use.

Have some consideration
Darren

muhammad umar wrote:

>hello,
>im using PostgreSQL 7.3.1 on i686-pc-linux-gnu,
>compiled by GCC 2.96.
>i have a suggestion for the name of this DBMS, and
>that it should not be PostgreSQL but it should be
>PregreSQL, as im feeling its a DBMS that perhaps might
>be used 100 years ago,,proof for this is its
>techniques for showing errors that if we have a 1400
>lines sql query contain some error,,it give error as "
>parse error at or near <some column name>" ,,now if
>that column is used at several places ,,we might have
>to browse the whole of the cream.......
>this is one of example of the limit of stupidity this
>DBMS having,,,
>this used to waste the time that should be spent in
>development...so consider changing the name of this
>stupid DBMS,,
>
>regards
>Muhammad Umar Liaquat
>Database Administrator
>Vigilant Systems Limited.
>
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