case sensitive db name?
I have a case sensitivity problem I dont understand.
On a Solaris 10 with pg 8.2.6 (Sun build) I get problems when I do a
CREATE DATABASE with a db name with case.
On a Kubuntu machine with pg 8.2.7 it is not a problem.
More specifically the problem arises after the CREATE DATABASE, it
occurs when I try to connect to the newly created database.
The script is as follows, execute with the command
$ psql -U postgres -f create_db.sql
# create_db.sql script start
\c postgres
create database Test1;
... create user etc...
\c Test1 user1
....
#Script end
at the connect command the script fails.
when I list the databases, it shows the db name with small letters,
as in: "test1" instead of "Test1"
Why is this a problem on one installation but not another?
and how can I fix the solaris installation?
regards
thomas
Thomas Finneid wrote:
I have a case sensitivity problem I dont understand.
On a Solaris 10 with pg 8.2.6 (Sun build) I get problems when I do a
CREATE DATABASE with a db name with case.On a Kubuntu machine with pg 8.2.7 it is not a problem.
More specifically the problem arises after the CREATE DATABASE, it
occurs when I try to connect to the newly created database.
You are creating one database with its name quoted, or accessing it that
way. PostgreSQL folds identifiers to lower-case unless you quote them,
in which case it leaves them alone.
CREATE DATABASE Test1 => test1
CREATE DATABASE TEST1 => test1
CREATE DATABASE "Test1" => Test1
Oh - most recent 8.2 is 8.2.11. too.
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