Le 23/06/2010 11:03, Alexander Farber a écrit : > Hello, > > why aren't double quotes accepted below? > > db1=# alter user user1 password "pass1"; > ERROR: syntax error at or near ""pass1"" > LINE 1: alter user user1 password "pass1"; > ^ > db1=# alter user user1 password 'pass1'; > ALTER ROLE > > Is there a thumb rule to know when to use which quotes? > I'm often confused by them when using psql. >
Use double quotes for identifiers, and single quotes for string values. The password is a string, so you use single quotes with it. The username is an identifier, so you (can) use double quotes with it. -- Guillaume http://www.postgresql.fr http://dalibo.com -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
