Re: BUG #5254: can't drop a table - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Devrim GÜNDÜZ
Subject Re: BUG #5254: can't drop a table
Date
Msg-id 1261693211.2594.17.camel@hp-laptop2.gunduz.org
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In response to BUG #5254: can't drop a table  ("fwoncn" <fwoncn@gmail.com>)
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On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 15:49 +0000, fwoncn wrote:
> I created a table named 'order' which is a reserved word in SQL by
> mistake in the pgAdmin bundled with the official distribution. and now
> a can't drop it in whatever way. in pgAdmin, the program hangs up when
> i click on that table. and i can't drop it using the SQL line: drop
> table order, cuz order is a reserved word and it's a wrong command.

Add double quotes around order:

DROP TABLE "order";

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