Re: EXTERNAL: Re: Database name with semicolon

Hi

2018-06-27 16:39 GMT+02:00 Joby John <Joby(dot)John(at)nccgroup(dot)trust>:

> Hi Pavel,
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> Thanks for coming back to me.
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please, don't top post
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Top-posting

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> The version of the Postgres server where I am trying is: 9.5.3
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9.5 is modern Postgres. There should not be problems with names.

> Yes, I tried putting the database name in double quotes with no luck.
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> Please note we are using PostgreSQL Unicode ODBC driver (version 10.2) to
> communicate with the server.
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looks like ODBC issue - semicolon has some semantic there

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22398212/escape-semicolon-in-odbc-connection-string-in-app-config-file

but probably you read these pages

Maybe some combination of quotes is necessary

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/ms722656(v=vs.85)

you can try

dbname = '"ssss; sss"'

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> Regards,
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> Joby John
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> *From:* Pavel Stehule [mailto:pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com]
> *Sent:* 27 June 2018 15:26
> *To:* Joby John <Joby(dot)John(at)nccgroup(dot)trust>
> *Cc:* pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> *Subject:* EXTERNAL: Re: Database name with semicolon
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> Hi
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> 2018-06-27 15:22 GMT+02:00 Joby John <Joby(dot)John(at)nccgroup(dot)trust>:
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> Hi,
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> We have a windows application which communicate to Postgres database via
> PostgreSQL ODBC drivers for windows.
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> One of our customers has a database with semicolon in its name (e.g.: “db;
> name”) and our application is failing to establish connection to that
> database saying like it could not find the database.
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> We tried all known possibilities by enclosing the DB name under quotes,
> curly brackets etc. but none solved the problem.
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> I wonder whether there is any possible way to achieve connection to such
> database. If not, probably it’s better not to support semicolons within the
> database name.
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> Not sure whether I need to submit this query as a bug or not. Any help is
> much appreciated.
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> modern Postgresql has not any problems with special chars
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> postgres=# create database "bad name ;;;;";
> CREATE DATABASE
> postgres=# \q
> [pavel(at)nemesis ~]$ psql 'bad name ;;;;'
> psql (11beta1)
> Type "help" for help.
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> bad name ;;;;=#
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> What is version of Postgres?
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> Did you try double quotes?
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> Regards
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> Pavel
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> Thanks and Regards,
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> Joby John
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