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message errror

From
"Cornelio Royer Climent"
Date:

 Hi

 I want to create this table, but i can’t,

 Look this error.

 CREATE TABLE security_info2 (

    window character varying(64) NOT NULL

);

ERROR:  syntax error at or near "window"

LINE 2:     window character varying(64) NOT NULL

 Could any to help me, please?

 I’m using postgresql 8.4

 Thanks….

 

Re: message errror

From
Raymond O'Donnell
Date:
On 17/07/2010 14:16, Cornelio Royer Climent wrote:
> CREATE TABLE security_info2 (
>
> window character varying(64) NOT NULL
>
> );
>
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "window"
>
> LINE 2: window character varying(64) NOT NULL


"window" is a reserved word:

   http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/sql-keywords-appendix.html

Just call your column something else and it should work. Alternatively,
you could enclose the column name in double-quotes -

   "window" character varying(64)....

- but then you'll have to remember to quote it *every* time it is
referenced in queries or elsewhere.

Ray.