Re: naming convention/mixed case - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: naming convention/mixed case
Date
Msg-id 7541.989619716@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to naming convention/mixed case  (Alejandro Fernandez <ale@nin.cx>)
List pgsql-general
Alejandro Fernandez <ale@nin.cx> writes:
> The problem is that postgres's handling of mixed case table names etc
> makes things quite complicated, as they have to be enclosed in double
> quotes:

Only if you insist on them appearing in mixed case in the database.
Have you thought about writing myFieldName in your queries, and ignoring
the fact that the database will smash it down to myfieldname?

> or is there a plan to get postgres naming to
> support mixed case more?

Doing so would make us less compliant with the SQL standard, so no,
there aren't any plans to change that.

            regards, tom lane

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