Re: SQL INSERT bug with 6.5.3 and 7.0.2

John Gotts wrote:
  >We're experiencing a problem with the parser with both 6.5.3 and 7.0.2.

  >ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "position"
  >fmfts=# insert into contact_people (user_id,name,"position",email_address) v
      >alues ('jgotts','hello',null,null);
  >INSERT 20402 1
  >
  >The problem also appears with libpq.
  >
  >Any idea why this would occur?

POSITION is a SQL reserved word.

e.g.:
SELECT POSITION ('bc' IN 'abcd');
 strpos
--------
      2
(1 row)


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