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Re: What was the exact version of PostgreSQL where the column name length changed from 31 to 63 characters? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Merlin Moncure
Subject Re: What was the exact version of PostgreSQL where the column name length changed from 31 to 63 characters?
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In response to What was the exact version of PostgreSQL where the column name length changed from 31 to 63 characters?  (Dann Corbit <DCorbit@connx.com>)
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On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Dann Corbit <DCorbit@connx.com> wrote:
> I need to know so that I can handle cases like:
>
> Create table foolongcols(
>        nevermindthefurthermorejustpleadinselfdefense char(5),
>        nevermindthefurthermorejustpleadguilty char(5)
> );
>
> I assume that other object names (table name, function name, etc.) are similarly affected.  Is that correct?

It looks like the 32->64 change went in 7.3.   (see:
http://anoncvs.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/include/postgres_ext.h)

merlin

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