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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>