From: Bruce Momjian
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:38:09 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Add capitalization mention.
X-Git-Tag: REL8_2_RC1~53
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=cc6c10a7a0245b87fa49e1369bc94c88fcbdb987;p=postgresql
Add capitalization mention.
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diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ
index 50f2203452..7036cfc663 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ
+++ b/doc/FAQ
@@ -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
diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
index 8da16e9ee9..6231f266ef 100644
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
alink="#0000ff">
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)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
functions?
4.20) What replication solutions are available?
4.21) Why are my table and column names not
- recognized in my query?
+ recognized in my query? Why is capitalization not preserved?
@@ -1085,16 +1085,17 @@ length
available supporting a variety of replication models.
4.21) Why are my table and column names not
- recognized in my query?
+ 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
+ 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:
+ 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