Re: "user" - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Karen Ellrick
Subject Re: "user"
Date
Msg-id GAELLCMOCEGMDMHDMIILCECHCNAA.k-ellrick@sctech.co.jp
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In response to Re: "user"  (Daniel ?erud <zilch@home.se>)
List pgsql-general
> Forgott to say that I try to create a table named
> <QUOTE>user</QUOTE>.
>
> > Why is this so very commonly used word reserved?
> > Is that some kind of #define so you easily can recompile
> > PostgreSQL? If so, please guide me to the place. This is
> > truly annoying.

Rather than trying to tear apart a database system that was carefully
designed with "user" as a word with meaning to the system, is there any
reason why you can't use a slightly different name for your table?  I tried
the same thing once, by the way, and when I realized I couldn't name my
table "user", I called it "users" - after all, there will be more than one
user! :-)  Other ideas are "usr", "db_user" (replace "db" with something
meaningful to you), "user_info", etc.

Just a thought.

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