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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)
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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
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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

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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
<P>Last updated: Sat Oct 14 19:08:19 EDT 2006</P>
<P>Last updated: Tue Nov 21 10:37:54 EST 2006</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:bruce@momjian.us">bruce@momjian.us</A>)
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functions?<BR>
<A href="#item4.20">4.20</A>) What replication solutions are available?<BR>
<A href="#item4.21">4.21</A>) Why are my table and column names not
recognized in my query?<BR>
recognized in my query? Why is capitalization not preserved?<BR>
<HR>
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available supporting a variety of replication models.</P>
<H3 id="item4.21">4.21) Why are my table and column names not
recognized in my query?</H3>
recognized in my query? Why is capitalization not preserved?</H3>
<P>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 <a
href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/static/sql-syntax.html#SQL-SYNTAX-IDENTIFIERS">
<P>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 <a
href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/sql-syntax.html#SQL-SYNTAX-IDENTIFIERS">
case-sensitive</a>, 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:
<UL>
<LI>Avoid double-quoting identifiers when creating tables</LI>
<LI>Use only lowercase characters in identifiers</LI>