Re: Error: cannot mix different types of client data

On Wed, 2012-03-07 at 09:28 -0500, Colin Beckingham wrote:
> On 03/07/2012 09:10 AM, Guillaume Lelarge wrote:
> > On Wed, 2012-03-07 at 07:07 -0500, Colin Beckingham wrote:
> >> Houston, we have a problem.
> >> Using 1.15 dev latest pull from git.
> >>
> >> Steps:
> >> 1. connect to postgresql server
> >> 2. select a database but the wrong one (deliberate misstep)
> >> 3. open query builder and enter an sql statement referring to another db
> >> 4. error, no relation 'xxxx' exists, ok
> >> 5. QB menu bar offers dropdown which contains name of currently
> >> connected db and 'new connection'
> >> 6. select 'new connection', dialog box appears
> >> 7. database list offers the db you really need, select it
> >> 8. OK, crash.
> >>
> >
> > Thanks for the report, it should be fixed now.
> >
> >
>
> Immediate problem has gone, thankyou.
>
> If I am deliberately obstructive and leave the QB open with its two db
> connections, then go back to the main pgadmin3 screen and disconnect the
> database I just connected in QB, database in QB remains connected and
> operational. Is this a contradiction that can lead to issues?
>

No, it's the standard behaviour. When you launched the query tool, the
browser connection is cloned, so that the query tool and the browser
have different connections. It's really difficult to share a connection
because you cannot execute two different queries on the same connection
at the same time. And sharing connections can bring quite a lot of
issues.

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