Re: Probelm creating a table

From: John McKown <jmckown(at)prodigy(dot)net>
To: PostgreSQL general mailing list <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Probelm creating a table
Date: 2000-08-23 18:49:14
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.21.0008231347210.30847-100000@linux2.johnmckown.net
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On page 12 of the User's Guide, it states that "global" is a reserved word
which can be used as a column label, but not as an identifier. I guess
this would include a table name as an identifier.

John McKown

On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Dave Smith wrote:

> Tried to create a table...
>
> create table global (direct_key char(2));
> Got ..
> ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "global"
>
> A quick peruse of the docs does not show global as a reserved word in
> the CREATE TABLE syntax. Could someone explain this to me.
>
>

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