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3 pointsadito5y ago2 comments

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Is this one real?

    jamie=# create table users ("user" text, "password" text);
    CREATE TABLE
    jamie=# insert into users values ('bob', 'whatever');
    INSERT 0 1
    jamie=# select user, password from users;
     user  | password
    -------+----------
     jamie | whatever
    (1 row)

subleq5y ago

Yes, user is a reserved word and `SELECT user` gives you the current database user. Notice how in the create table "user" is quoted, because it would be a syntax error otherwise. If you quote the same way in the select it will give you the user column, not the user reserved word:

    select "user", password from users;

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TekMol5y ago

Is this one real?

    jamie=# create table users ("user" text, "password" text);
    CREATE TABLE
    jamie=# insert into users values ('bob', 'whatever');
    INSERT 0 1
    jamie=# select user, password from users;
     user  | password
    -------+----------
     jamie | whatever
    (1 row)

subleq5y ago

    select "user", password from users;

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