Re: BUG #5254: can't drop a table

From: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: fwoncn <fwoncn(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #5254: can't drop a table
Date: 2009-12-23 17:38:46
Message-ID: 4B3255A6.2090309@enterprisedb.com
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fwoncn wrote:
> I created a table named 'order' which is a reserved word in SQL by mistake
> in the pgAdmin bundled with the official distribution. and now a can't drop
> it in whatever way. in pgAdmin, the program hangs up when i click on that
> table. and i can't drop it using the SQL line: drop table order, cuz order
> is a reserved word and it's a wrong command.
> I think it's definitely a bug.

Dunno about the pgAdmin issue, but try double-quoting the table name:

DROP TABLE "order";

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Heikki Linnakangas
EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com

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