Return-Path: owner-postman Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nobozo.CS.Berkeley.EDU (8.6.3/8.6.3) with SMTP id LAA22679 for postgres-dist; Tue, 9 Nov 1993 11:44:34 -0800 Resent-From: POSTGRES mailing list Resent-Message-Id: <199311091944.LAA22679@nobozo.CS.Berkeley.EDU> X-Authentication-Warning: nobozo.CS.Berkeley.EDU: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol Sender: owner-postman@postgres.Berkeley.EDU X-Return-Path: owner-postman Received: from tsg.com (ozone.tsg.com [198.116.7.5]) by nobozo.CS.Berkeley.EDU (8.6.3/8.6.3) with SMTP id LAA22668 for ; Tue, 9 Nov 1993 11:44:33 -0800 Received: by tsg.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA14835; Tue, 9 Nov 93 14:44:40 EST From: vivek@tsg.com (vivek Shipuri) Message-Id: <9311091944.AA14835@tsg.com> Subject: Length of an Attributes Name To: postgres@postgres.Berkeley.EDU Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 14:44:39 -0500 (EST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL22] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 473 Resent-To: postgres-dist@postgres.Berkeley.EDU Resent-Date: Tue, 09 Nov 93 11:44:34 -0800 Resent-XMts: smtp I understand that the the length of an Attribute Name can be at most 16 characters. For example :- ----------------------monitor-------------------------------- * create test(This_is_a_test_on=text) \g Query sent to backend is "create test(This_is_a_test_on=text) " WARN:Nov 9 14:39:50:Name This_is_a_test_on was longer than 16 ---------------------monitor--------------------------------- Is there any way to increase this limitation?? Vivek Email : vivek@tsg.com