Re: alter database name length

We have increased identifier length in 7.3, and in 7.2 you can alter
include/postgres_ext.h NAMEDATALEN and recompile everything, including
client applications/interfaces.

There is another limit, but one good thing is that in 7.2, I think,
SM_DATABASE in src/include/pqcomm.h is already 64, so if you up the
NAMEDATALEN, it should work.

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Ralf Praschak wrote:
> hello list!
>
> i want to use database names that are longer than 32 characters.
> i found that in pg_database the field datname is responsible for this
>
> how can i change the length?
> i am using postgresql 7.2.1
>
> greets
> ralf praschak
>
>
>
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