Re: BUG #6161: Not enough memory error in psql with UTF8 console

Wow, that is odd.  Can you get us a backtrace of psql in that case?

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Gavin Kistner wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      6161
> Logged by:          Gavin Kistner
> Email address:      gkistner@nvidia.com
> PostgreSQL version: 9.0.4
> Operating system:   Windows 7x64
> Description:        Not enough memory error in psql with UTF8 console
> Details:
>
> 1. Create registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Command
> Processor\Autorun" with value "@chcp 65001>nul" to set Windows console to
> UTF8 (see url[1]).
>
> 2. Open a new cmd.exe window
>
> 3. Connect to a simple database using psql.exe
> --> Text displayed:
> WARNING: Console code page (65001) differs from Windows code page (1252)
>          8-bit characters might not work correctly. See psql reference
>          page "Notes for Windows users" for details.
>
> 4. Type "\dt"
>
> EXPECTED: List of tables.
> ACTUAL: "Not enough memory." displayed.
>
> 5. \q and close the cmd.exe window.
> 6. Delete the Autorun registry key.
> 7. Repeat steps 2-3
> --> Text displayed:
> WARNING: Console code page (437) differs from Windows code page (1252)
>          8-bit characters might not work correctly. See psql reference
>          page "Notes for Windows users" for details.
>
> 4. Type "\dt"
> --> List of tables is properly displayed
>
> [1] http://superuser.com/questions/269818
>
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