Re: Re: Turkish locale bug

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To: Sezai YILMAZ <sezaiy(at)ata(dot)cs(dot)hun(dot)edu(dot)tr>
Cc: Justin Clift <aa2(at)bigpond(dot)net(dot)au>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: Turkish locale bug
Date: 2001-03-02 23:46:10
Message-ID: xuy7l274tvh.fsf@halden.devel.redhat.com
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Sezai YILMAZ <sezaiy(at)ata(dot)cs(dot)hun(dot)edu(dot)tr> writes:

> Justin Clift wrote:
> >
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> > >
> > > Sezai YILMAZ <sezaiy(at)ata(dot)cs(dot)hun(dot)edu(dot)tr> writes:
> > > > With Turkish locale it is not possible to write SQL queries in
> > > > CAPITAL letters. SQL identifiers like "INSERT" and "UNION" first
> > > > are downgraded to "ınsert" and Then "ınsert" and "unıon"
> > > > does not match as SQL identifier.
> > >
> > > Ugh.
> > <snip>
> >
> > How about thinking in the other direction.... is it possible for
> > PostgreSQL
> > to be able to recognised localised versions of SQL queries?
> >
> > i.e. For a Turkish locale it associates "ınsert" INSERT and "unıon"
> > with UNION.
>
> I don't have any opinion how can solve this problem. But,
> I don't agree with this solution. SQL is naturally English. I am
> against SQL to be localized.

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