7.3 will partially fix this issue by extending the length of the NAME data type.
Ie. You won't hit it until you have large (32+ character) length names. On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 16:31, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Søren Laursen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) reports a bug with a severity of 2 > The lower the number the more severe it is. > > Short Description > Error on create a new sequence by using the create table command. > > Long Description > In postgresql 7.1 and 7.2.1: > > Then using a statement like: > CREATE TABLE longtablename( > longtablenamenr serial NOT NULL UNIQUE PRIMARY KEY,.... > > ) > > and later a > CREATE TABLE longtablenamestep( > longtablenamestepnr serial NOT NULL UNIQUE PRIMARY KEY,.... > > ) > > I get an error on creating the last table. This is because the new sequence is named >with the same name as the one used by the first table. The create statement is then >terminated and no table is created. I would have to create the sequence my self and >then create the table using statements like: > not null default nextval('"longtablename_longtablename_sq1"'::text). > > Regards, > > Soeren Laursen > > > Sample Code > > > No file was uploaded with this report > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]