Re: Turkish locale bug

From: Sezai YILMAZ <sezaiy(at)ata(dot)cs(dot)hun(dot)edu(dot)tr>
To: Justin Clift <aa2(at)bigpond(dot)net(dot)au>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Sezai YILMAZ <sezaiy(at)ata(dot)cs(dot)hun(dot)edu(dot)tr>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Turkish locale bug
Date: 2001-02-20 08:44:55
Message-ID: 3A922E87.D98375E7@ata.cs.hun.edu.tr
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Justin Clift wrote:
>
> Tom Lane wrote:
> >
> > Sezai YILMAZ <sezaiy(at)ata(dot)cs(dot)hun(dot)edu(dot)tr> writes:
> > > With Turkish locale it is not possible to write SQL queries in
> > > CAPITAL letters. SQL identifiers like "INSERT" and "UNION" first
> > > are downgraded to "ınsert" and Then "ınsert" and "unıon"
> > > does not match as SQL identifier.
> >
> > Ugh.
> <snip>
>
> How about thinking in the other direction.... is it possible for
> PostgreSQL
> to be able to recognised localised versions of SQL queries?
>
> i.e. For a Turkish locale it associates "ınsert" INSERT and "unıon"
> with UNION.

I don't have any opinion how can solve this problem. But,
I don't agree with this solution. SQL is naturally English. I am
against SQL to be localized.

regards
-sezai

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