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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: SHOW, RESET require quotes, SET doesn't
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Msg-id 21284.1124858955@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to SHOW, RESET require quotes, SET doesn't  (Michael Fuhr <mike@fuhr.org>)
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Michael Fuhr <mike@fuhr.org> writes:
> I see in gram.y that SHOW and RESET take a ColId but SET takes a
> var_name, which is ColId or var_name.ColId.  Is there a reason for
> the inconsistency or is it just an oversight?

Offhand it looks like the custom-variable patch missed dealing
with SHOW and RESET ... that patch was a few bricks shy of a load
in other ways too ... 
        regards, tom lane

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