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    <H3 id="item4.19">4.19) Why do I get "relation with OID #####
    does not exist" errors when accessing temporary tables in PL/PgSQL
    functions?</H3>
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
Last updated: Fri Oct 12 23:36:59 EDT 2007
Last updated: Wed Oct 17 13:34:42 EDT 2007
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us)
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4.16) How do I perform an outer join?
4.17) How do I perform queries using multiple databases?
4.18) How do I return multiple rows or columns from a function?
4.19) What replication solutions are available?
4.20) Why are my table and column names not recognized in my query?
4.19) Why do I get "relation with OID ##### does not exist" errors
when accessing temporary tables in PL/PgSQL functions?
4.20) What replication solutions are available?
4.21) Why are my table and column names not recognized in my query?
Why is capitalization not preserved?
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It is easy using set-returning functions,
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/techdocs.17.
4.19) What replication solutions are available?
4.19) Why do I get "relation with OID ##### does not exist" errors when
accessing temporary tables in PL/PgSQL functions?
In PostgreSQL versions < 8.3, PL/PgSQL caches function scripts, and an
unfortunate side effect is that if a PL/PgSQL function accesses a
temporary table, and that table is later dropped and recreated, and
the function called again, the function will fail because the cached
function contents still point to the old temporary table. The solution
is to use EXECUTE for temporary table access in PL/PgSQL. This will
cause the query to be reparsed every time.
This problem does not occur in PostgreSQL 8.3 and later.
4.20) What replication solutions are available?
Though "replication" is a single term, there are several technologies
for doing replication, with advantages and disadvantages for each.
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There are also commercial and hardware-based replication solutions
available supporting a variety of replication models.
4.20) Why are my table and column names not recognized in my query? Why is
4.21) Why are my table and column names not recognized in my query? Why is
capitalization not preserved?
The most common cause of unrecognized names is the use of
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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
<P>Last updated: Fri Oct 12 23:36:59 EDT 2007</P>
<P>Last updated: Wed Oct 17 13:34:42 EDT 2007</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:bruce@momjian.us">bruce@momjian.us</A>)
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databases?<BR>
<A href="#item4.18">4.18</A>) How do I return multiple rows or columns
from a function?<BR>
<A href="#item4.20">4.19</A>) What replication solutions are available?<BR>
<A href="#item4.21">4.20</A>) Why are my table and column names not
<A href="#item4.19">4.19</A>) Why do I get "relation with OID #####
does not exist" errors when accessing temporary tables in PL/PgSQL
functions?<BR>
<A href="#item4.20">4.20</A>) What replication solutions are available?<BR>
<A href="#item4.21">4.21</A>) Why are my table and column names not
recognized in my query? Why is capitalization not preserved?<BR>
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<a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/techdocs.17">
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/techdocs.17</a>.</P>
<H3 id="item4.19">4.19) What replication solutions are available?
<H3 id="item4.19">4.19) Why do I get "relation with OID #####
does not exist" errors when accessing temporary tables in PL/PgSQL
functions?</H3>
<P>In PostgreSQL versions < 8.3, PL/PgSQL caches function scripts, and
an unfortunate side effect is that if a PL/PgSQL function accesses a
temporary table, and that table is later dropped and recreated, and
the function called again, the function will fail because the cached
function contents still point to the old temporary table. The solution
is to use <SMALL>EXECUTE</SMALL> for temporary table access in
PL/PgSQL. This will cause the query to be reparsed every time.</P>
<P>This problem does not occur in PostgreSQL 8.3 and later.</P>
<H3 id="item4.20">4.20) What replication solutions are available?
</H3>
<P>Though "replication" is a single term, there are several technologies
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<P>There are also commercial and hardware-based replication solutions
available supporting a variety of replication models.</P>
<H3 id="item4.20">4.20) Why are my table and column names not
<H3 id="item4.21">4.21) Why are my table and column names not
recognized in my query? Why is capitalization not preserved?</H3>
<P>The most common cause of unrecognized names is the use of
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<LI>Use only lowercase characters in identifiers</LI>
<LI>Double-quote identifiers when referencing them in queries</LI>
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