Re: Need to include the length of trigger names

From: Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Need to include the length of trigger names
Date: 2001-12-17 15:27:09
Message-ID: 3C1E0ECD.C416E046@postgresql.org
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Tom Lane wrote:
>
> Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> > I was just looking at the Developer Docs for the "CREATE CONSTRAINT
> > TRIGGER" command in the SQL Commands reference section. Noticed it
> > doesn't include a mention of the maximum length of the trigger "name"
> > field (31 characters). I reckon this should be mentioned,
>
> It's the same as every other name. Do you want us to repeat the whole
> of
> http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/sql-syntax.html#SQL-SYNTAX-IDENTIFIERS
> in every CREATE command's reference page? I don't think that'd be
> an improvement.

No need for overkill. Its just nice to mention the maximum length of
the name in the reference page for the commands. :)

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift

>
> regards, tom lane

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