From: | Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Erich Stamberger <eberger(at)gewi(dot)kfunigraz(dot)ac(dot)at> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] char(n) default '' crashes server |
Date: | 1999-05-09 13:02:51 |
Message-ID: | 199905091302.JAA17551@candle.pha.pa.us |
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This is still an open item. The crash still happens.
> Hi,
>
> I found a bug in 6.4.2 which seems to be
> related to the char(n) type and shows up
> if one assigns a zero-length default value.
>
> Here is an example:
>
*************>
> test=> create table t1 (
> test-> str1 char(2) default '', <---- note this one
> test-> str2 text default '',
> test-> str3 text default ''
> test-> );
> CREATE
>
> test=> insert into t1 values ('aa', 'string2', 'string3');
> INSERT 91278 1
> test=> insert into t1 (str3) values ('string3');
> INSERT 91279 1
> test=>test=> select * from t1;
> Backend message type 0x44 arrived while idle
> Backend message type 0x44 arrived while idle
> We have lost the connection to the backend, so further processing is
> impossible. Terminating.
>
> If the table is created as
>
> create table t1 (
> str1 char(2) default ' ',
> str2 text default '',
> str3 text default ''
> );
>
> the crash doesn't happen.
>
> Regards
> Erich
>
>
>
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