Re: Column Name = column does not exist

brian stapel wrote:
> Thanks for your time.
>
> I'm in the process of trying to incorporate three Human Resource
> systems into one. Each of the three systems had a different author
> and no standards were followed - consequently the table design leaves
> a bit to be desired. One of the most critical tables has a field
> named:Last_Name (case specific). When I execute 'Select Last_Name
> from employee' the statement fails with the following message: column
> "last_name" does not exist. If I wrap the field name in quotes
> "Last_Name" for example, the query works as expected.
>
> Is this typical behavior?
>
Yes. Postgresql case-collapses unless things are quoted. The rule of
thumb is, if you quote anywhere, you probably should quote EVERYWHERE.

Sean