Re: SQL INSERT bug with 6.5.3 and 7.0.2

John Gotts wrote:
>We're experiencing a problem with the parser with both 6.5.3 and 7.0.2.

>ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "position"
>fmfts=# insert into contact_people (user_id,name,"position",email_address) v
>alues ('jgotts','hello',null,null);
>INSERT 20402 1
>
>The problem also appears with libpq.
>
>Any idea why this would occur?

POSITION is a SQL reserved word.

e.g.:
SELECT POSITION ('bc' IN 'abcd');
strpos
--------
2
(1 row)

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