Re: BUG #4203: perform dblink() in begin/exception returns wrong SQLSTATE code

From: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Henry Combrinck <henry(at)zen(dot)co(dot)za>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #4203: perform dblink() in begin/exception returns wrong SQLSTATE code
Date: 2008-05-27 19:39:37
Message-ID: 483C6379.8020001@joeconway.com
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Tom Lane wrote:
> "Henry Combrinck" <henry(at)zen(dot)co(dot)za> writes:
>> Description: perform dblink() in begin/exception returns wrong
>> SQLSTATE code
>
>> The code returned is always 42601 (syntax_error) irrespective of the actual
>> error (eg, unique_violation).
>
> Yeah, the dblink code should probably try a bit harder to propagate the
> original error fields. I'm inclined to think that it should propagate
> sqlstate/message/detail/hint verbatim, and indicate the fact that this
> happened on a dblink connection as CONTEXT, rather than structuring the
> ereport the way it does now. Joe, what do you think?

Sounds reasonable. Do you think this is a bug fix or an 8.4 enhancement?
I will try to take a closer look at the specific fix this weekend.

Joe

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