Re: Npgsql MS 2.0 - char bug?

Andy,

char(10) is padded with spaces while varchar is not.  Don't you char(X) unless you need the padding

Jim


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From: Andy Shellam <andy@andycc.net>
To: pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org
Sent: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 12:32:50 +0100
Subject: [INTERFACES] Npgsql MS 2.0 - char bug?

> Hi,
> 
> I'm running the MS .NET 2.0 version of Npgsql (1.0RC1) with Visual Basic
> 2005.
> 
> My primary key (domain_id) in the "domain" table is defined as char(10).
> 
> I have the query:
> 
> UPDATE domain SET domain = :domain, last_updated_user = CURRENT_USER,
> last_updated_date = NOW() WHERE domain_id = :domain_id;
> 
> And the parameters are defined as:
> 
> :domain -> Name: "domain"
>     -> Type: varchar
>     -> Size: 200
>     -> sourceColumn: "domain"
> 
> :domain_id -> Name: "domain_id"
>        -> Type: char
>        -> Size: 10
>        -> sourceColumn: "domain_id"
> 
> That fails with the error "the UpdateCommand affected 0 of 1 rows
> expected."  The same with the DeleteCommand.
> 
> If I change the parameter ":domain_id" to...
> 
> :domain_id -> Name: "domain_id"
>        -> Type: varchar
>        -> Size: 10
>        -> sourceColumn: "domain_id"
> 
> ... it works on both.
> 
> Is this a bug, or am I missing something?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Andy
> 
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