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| author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2006-11-21 15:38:09 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2006-11-21 15:38:09 +0000 |
| commit | cc6c10a7a0245b87fa49e1369bc94c88fcbdb987 (patch) | |
| tree | c5b268869e67a5a248b2bd43b929e6dc64a9bc79 /doc/FAQ | |
| parent | 150328cd61f5925df80fbf52f6f0208fa2c93a7e (diff) | |
Add capitalization mention.
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Sat Oct 14 19:08:19 EDT 2006 + Last updated: Tue Nov 21 10:37:54 EST 2006 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us) @@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ when accessing temporary tables in PL/PgSQL functions? 4.20) What replication solutions are available? 4.21) Why are my table and column names not recognized in my query? + Why is capitalization not preserved? _________________________________________________________________ General Questions @@ -830,15 +831,16 @@ There are also commercial and hardware-based replication solutions available supporting a variety of replication models. - 4.21) Why are my table and column names not recognized in my query? + 4.21) Why are my table and column names not recognized in my query? Why is + capitalization not preserved? - The most common cause is the use of double-quotes around table or - column names during table creation. When double-quotes are used, table - and column names (called identifiers) are stored case-sensitive, - meaning you must use double-quotes when referencing the names in a - query. Some interfaces, like pgAdmin, automatically double-quote - identifiers during table creation. So, for identifiers to be - recognized, you must either: + The most common cause of recognized names is the use of double-quotes + around table or column names during table creation. When double-quotes + are used, table and column names (called identifiers) are stored + case-sensitive, meaning you must use double-quotes when referencing + the names in a query. Some interfaces, like pgAdmin, automatically + double-quote identifiers during table creation. So, for identifiers to + be recognized, you must either: * Avoid double-quoting identifiers when creating tables * Use only lowercase characters in identifiers * Double-quote identifiers when referencing them in queries |