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From: Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Need to include the length of trigger names
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 02:27:09 +1100
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Tom Lane wrote:
> 
> Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org> writes:
> > I was just looking at the Developer Docs for the "CREATE CONSTRAINT
> > TRIGGER" command in the SQL Commands reference section.  Noticed it
> > doesn't include a mention of the maximum length of the trigger "name"
> > field (31 characters).  I reckon this should be mentioned,
> 
> It's the same as every other name.  Do you want us to repeat the whole
> of
> http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/sql-syntax.html#SQL-SYNTAX-IDENTIFIERS
> in every CREATE command's reference page?  I don't think that'd be
> an improvement.

No need for overkill.  Its just nice to mention the maximum length of
the name in the reference page for the commands.  :)

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift

> 
>                         regards, tom lane

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