Re: [INTERFACES] Re: indexing arrays in pgaccess's query interface is failing - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Constantin Teodorescu
Subject Re: [INTERFACES] Re: indexing arrays in pgaccess's query interface is failing
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Msg-id 3B4313CA.FE04D0BA@flex.ro
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In response to indexing arrays in pgaccess's query interface is failing  (David Stanaway <david@netventures.com.au>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> 
> [ redirected to pgsql-interfaces, which seems a more appropriate venue ]
> 
> David Stanaway <david@netventures.com.au> writes:
> > --.. And now the query that I am having problems with.
> >
> > SELECT itID, itProperties[akID], akName
> > FROM items, arraykeys;
> >
> > In pgaccess,
> > when I try to execute the same query in query builder,
> > I get the tcl error dialogue:
> > Error: invalid command name "akID"
> 
> Someone isn't quoting the query string correctly on the Tcl side ---
> [akID] is Tclese for command substitution.  Sounds like pgaccess expects
> the user to quote command punctuation characters that should be passed
> through.  Not sure if that should be regarded as a bug or a feature.
> It could be considered a feature that you can enter SQL commands with
> Tcl command substitution performed on them, but it's something that
> would confuse non-Tcl-users a lot.

Got the message!

I'll fix the Query builder to quote []'s!

Teo


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