[Bug] Postgres column types broken in 9.1.0.4876

[expired user #8358]'s profile image [expired user #8358] posted 10 years ago in General Permalink
Previously, Heidi would properly show char and varchar columns with their appropriate limits. Something in the latest build has broken that for Postgres 9.3.

Now, I see varchar fields simply listed as 'CHAR', with no length set.

Bonus bug: Heidi doesn't yet recognize column types of 'uuid' either.
ansgar's profile image ansgar posted 10 years ago Permalink
Works for me here, on PostgreSQL 9.3.4. Please post a CREATE TABLE query for a table with char(10) or whatever types in it.
[expired user #8358]'s profile image [expired user #8358] posted 10 years ago Permalink
Sure thing - here's the CREATE TABLE, directly from PG Admin:

CREATE TABLE test_char_types
(
id character varying(60) NOT NULL,
name character varying(128) NOT NULL,
country_code character varying(6) NOT NULL,
locale character varying(6) NOT NULL,
targeting_type character varying(32) NOT NULL,
CONSTRAINT test_pkey PRIMARY KEY (id)
)
WITH (
OIDS=FALSE,
autovacuum_enabled=true
);


But once created, i fyou look at the table details, all fields show "CHAR".
ansgar's profile image ansgar posted 10 years ago Permalink
Confirmed. Seems that "CHARACTER" is winning over "CHARACTER VARYING" in HeidiSQL's hardcoded data type names.
Code modification/commit 2699c1b from ansgar.becker, 10 years ago, revision 9.1.0.4880
PostgreSQL: Let longer data type matches win over shorter ones, in TDBConnection.GetDatatypeByName. Important e.g. for CHARACTER and CHARACTER VARYING. See http://www.heidisql.com/forum.php?t=17061
ansgar's profile image ansgar posted 10 years ago Permalink
Fixed in r4880
[expired user #8358]'s profile image [expired user #8358] posted 10 years ago Permalink
Thanks for the quick fix!

CHARACTER VARYING fields are indeed correctly showing as VARCHAR again, with their proper length.

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