[GRASS-SVN] r30602 - grass/branches/releasebranch_6_3/scripts/v.db.renamecol

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Mon Mar 17 10:27:04 EDT 2008


Author: epatton
Date: 2008-03-17 10:27:04 -0400 (Mon, 17 Mar 2008)
New Revision: 30602

Modified:
   grass/branches/releasebranch_6_3/scripts/v.db.renamecol/description.html
Log:
Backported renaming notes from TRUNK

Modified: grass/branches/releasebranch_6_3/scripts/v.db.renamecol/description.html
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--- grass/branches/releasebranch_6_3/scripts/v.db.renamecol/description.html	2008-03-17 14:23:52 UTC (rev 30601)
+++ grass/branches/releasebranch_6_3/scripts/v.db.renamecol/description.html	2008-03-17 14:27:04 UTC (rev 30602)
@@ -12,9 +12,16 @@
 as DBF or SQLite do not support "ALTER TABLE" command to rename columns. Due to
 this the renamed column is found as last column of the table, it's original position
 cannot be maintained.
+
 <p>
+The SQLite driver will exit with an error if the column rename involves only a change of 
+case, i.e., upper-to-lowercase, or lower-to-uppercase. The SQLite protocol considers "NAME"
+and "name" to be identical column names. In cases like these, the user should rename the original
+column to an intermediary name, then rename the intermediary to the final name.
 
+<p>
 
+
 <h2>EXAMPLES</h2>
 
 Renaming a column:<br>



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