Re: [SQL] Column name's length - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [SQL] Column name's length
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Msg-id 199906010636.CAA17071@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [SQL] Column name's length  (Zalman Stern <zalman@netcom.com>)
Responses Re: [SQL] Column name's length
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> I recompiled my server with support for longer (128 character max) table
> names. (This was a bit tricky because you have to change things in two
> places.) 32 character limits are rather low. 64 or 128 are more reasonable.
> (Yes, I know this is controversial. The problem I was having is analogous
> to the SERIAL problem: table names are made by concatenating together a few
> fields. Each of thee fields can reasonably be 15 or 20 characters. So while
> 32 characters is fine for a single human generated identifier, it is not
> long enough for other purposes.)

And I assume it is working fine?

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