Re: How TODO prevent PQfnumber() from lowercasing?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Volkan YAZICI <volkan(dot)yazici(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: How TODO prevent PQfnumber() from lowercasing?
Date: 2005-10-12 03:25:08
Message-ID: 200510120325.j9C3P8o21032@candle.pha.pa.us
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Volkan YAZICI wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Which way do you suggest to "Prevent libpq's PQfnumber() from
> lowercasing the column name" (which is listed as a TODO item). If
> column name has quotes around it we're just removing the quotes and
> comparing with the related column name. Else, lowercasing the column
> name and then comparing.
>
> I couldn't get the idea behind this TODO. Can somebody explain it a
> little bit more?

Good question. The TODO item is:

* Prevent libpq's PQfnumber() from lowercasing the column name?

The question mark means we are not sure how to deal with it. I think
your idea of using quotes to preserve case is a good one.

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