Re: CREATE TABLE oddity?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Nigel J(dot) Andrews" <nandrews(at)investsystems(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: Jochem van Dieten <jochemd(at)oli(dot)tudelft(dot)nl>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: CREATE TABLE oddity?
Date: 2002-11-02 03:18:44
Message-ID: 200211020318.gA23Iik07620@candle.pha.pa.us
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Nigel J. Andrews wrote:
> Thanks, and thanks for not pointing out my stupidity in not looking for a
> reserved keywords appendix.
>
> I guess everyone already knows that MySQL differs from the standards by
> allowing user as an identifier.
>
> I see quoting the table name does allow it to be used. However that still means
> I'll have to go through the application and change it's usage unless the DBI
> system automatically does that, which I doubt.

Yea, you have to quote them all --- it is a pain.

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