From: | Jeff Eckermann <jeff_eckermann(at)yahoo(dot)com> |
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To: | Joost Kraaijeveld <J(dot)Kraaijeveld(at)Askesis(dot)nl>, "Pgsql-Odbc (E-mail)" <pgsql-odbc(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Table and Column name folding question |
Date: | 2005-01-18 14:59:22 |
Message-ID: | 20050118145922.31067.qmail@web20823.mail.yahoo.com |
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--- Joost Kraaijeveld <J(dot)Kraaijeveld(at)Askesis(dot)nl>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a Clarion generated application that uses
> both quoted and unquoted table and column names. It
> is not consistant in the use of quotes: the same
> table sometimes is used with and sometimes without
> quotes. When used with quotes, the name of the
> table/column is always uppercase. Without quotes it
> is in lowercase.
>
> The PostgreSQL docs say that unquoted names are
> folded to lower case.
>
> But does that also mean that quoted upper case table
> and column names cannot be used to access a table or
> column that is created without quotes (lower case)?
Correct. PostgreSQL will look for an exact match,
where quoted identifier (table, column etc.) names are
used.
There is a great deal of discussion of this question
in the list archives (try the pgsql-general list).
>
>
>
> Groeten,
>
> Joost Kraaijeveld
> Askesis B.V.
> Molukkenstraat 14
> 6524NB Nijmegen
> tel: 024-3888063 / 06-51855277
> fax: 024-3608416
> e-mail: J(dot)Kraaijeveld(at)Askesis(dot)nl
> web: www.askesis.nl
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