Re: [SQL] why don't this create table work?

On Wed, Nov 03, 1999 at 05:00:26AM +0100, Mathijs Brands wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 02, 1999 at 05:59:15PM -0500, User & allegedly wrote:
> > 
> > here is the sql:
> > 
> > nnm=> create table nnm_event_limits (
> >     nnm-> nodename varchar(256) not null,
> >     nnm-> event_oid  varchar(256) not null,
> >     nnm-> always_never varchar(1) null,
>                                  ^^^^^^^^^^
> There is a 'not' missing...

Not from my reading, null is the assumed default it does not have to be
put in but it can be if you choose to.

> >     nnm-> limit int4);
> > ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "null"
> > 
> > This is converted from openviews table scheema.  here it is without the
> > trailing null on always_never:
> > nnm=> create table nnm_event_limits (
> >     nnm-> nodename varchar(256) not null,
> >     nnm-> event_oid  varchar(256) not null,
> >     nnm-> always_never varchar(1) ,
> >     nnm-> limit int4);
> > ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "limit"
> > 
> > limit is not a reserved word as far as I can tell, any ideas?
> 
> Actually, it is. You can do something like the following:
> 
> select username from users limit 10;

This will not help me create the table, selecting is not the problem
the table will not get created so I cannot select on it.

> 
> > I am useing 6.5, got it from PG_VERSION file.
> 
> You're probably running 6.5.1 or 6.5.2. You can easily check this
> by starting psql and checking the first few lines. It will tell
> you the exact versionnumber.

6.5.2 from digging around in /usr/ports


marc


> 
> > ps would useing text instead of varchar be a good thing to do?
> 
> That is my understanding, but I'm not completely sure.
> 
> Mathijs
> 
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