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From: Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
Date: Fri, 3 May 2024 23:13:14 +0200
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Subject: Re: \dt shows table but \d <table> says the table doesn't exist ?
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On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 11:08=E2=80=AFPM Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklave=
r.com>
wrote:

> On 5/3/24 14:06, Magnus Hagander wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 10:58=E2=80=AFPM David Gauthier <dfgpostgres@gma=
il.com
> > <mailto:dfgpostgres@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     psql (15.3, server 14.5) on linux
> >
> >     Someone else's DB which I've been asked to look at.
> >
> >     \dt gives many tables, here are just 3...
> >
> >       public | some_idIds                                       | table
> >     | cron_user
> >       public | WarningIds                                       | table
> >     | cron_user
> >       public | cpf_inv_driverIds                                | table
> >     | cron_user
> >
> >     but \d public.some_idIds gives..
> >
> >     Did not find any relation named "public.some_idIds".
> >
> >
> >
> > Looks like you might need a \d "some_idIds" (include the quotes) since
> > it has an uppercase characters?
>
> This:
>
> "Did not find any relation named "public.some_idIds"."
>
> to me indicates it did look for the properly cased name.
>

That is arguably a really bad error message, because it puts those quotes
there whether needed or not. if you put the quotes in there, you get:

Did not find any relation named "public."some_idIds"".

--
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 Me: https://www.hagander.net/ <http://www.hagander.net/>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 11:08=E2=80=AF=
PM Adrian Klaver &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:adrian.klaver@aklaver.com">adrian.kl=
aver@aklaver.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa=
dding-left:1ex">On 5/3/24 14:06, Magnus Hagander wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 10:58=E2=80=AFPM David Gauthier &lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:dfgpostgres@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">dfgpostgres@gmail.com</a> <=
br>
&gt; &lt;mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:dfgpostgres@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">=
dfgpostgres@gmail.com</a>&gt;&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0psql (15.3, server 14.5) on linux<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Someone else&#39;s DB which I&#39;ve been asked to =
look at.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0\dt gives many tables, here are just 3...<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0public | some_idIds =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 | table<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0| cron_user<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0public | WarningIds =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 | table<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0| cron_user<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0public | cpf_inv_driverIds =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0| table<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0| cron_user<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0but \d public.some_idIds gives..<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Did not find any relation named &quot;public.some_i=
dIds&quot;.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Looks like you might need a \d &quot;some_idIds&quot; (include the quo=
tes) since <br>
&gt; it has an uppercase characters?<br>
<br>
This:<br>
<br>
&quot;Did not find any relation named &quot;public.some_idIds&quot;.&quot;<=
br>
<br>
to me indicates it did look for the properly cased name.<br></blockquote><d=
iv><br></div><div>That is arguably a really bad error message, because it p=
uts those quotes there whether needed or not. if you put the quotes in ther=
e, you get:</div><div><br></div>Did not find any relation named &quot;publi=
c.&quot;some_idIds&quot;&quot;.<br><div><br></div><div>--<br></div></div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>=C2=A0Magnus=
 Hagander<br>=C2=A0Me: <a href=3D"http://www.hagander.net/" target=3D"_blan=
k">https://www.hagander.net/</a><br>=C2=A0Work: <a href=3D"http://www.redpi=
ll-linpro.com/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.redpill-linpro.com/</a></div>=
</div></div></div>

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