Re: Are hyphens in attribute names supported when using sql backend?

[Grzesiek K <geros@o2.pl>]

> 
> > I use OpenLDAP + PostgreSQL as a sql backend.
> > Just for tests if hyphens are supported I defined object class and
> > attribute having hyphen in the names:
[...]
> >  ,  hutton,o=sql,c=ru>
> > backsql_id2entry(): retrieving all attributes
> > ==>backsql_get_attr_vals(): oc="person-oc" attr="ref" keyval=12478
> >  ==>backsql_get_attr_vals(): oc="person-oc" attr="objectClass" keyval=12478
> >  ==>backsql_get_attr_vals(): oc="person-oc" attr="person-type" keyval=12478
> > backsql_get_attr_values(): error executing attribute query "SELECT
> > persons.name
> > AS person-type FROM persons WHERE persons.id=? ORDER BY persons.name"
> > Return code: -1
> >    Native error code: 7
> >    SQL engine state:  42601
> >    Message:           ERROR: syntax error at or near "-";
> > Error while executing the query
> >
> >
> > Looks that hyphen is not allowed in attribute name. Is it any workaround
> > for this to support "-" in attribute names?
> 
> back-sql allows whatever is legal LDAP in attribute names.  Looks like the
> hyphen is not allowed by the underlying RDBMS.  The short answer is "don't
> use hyphens unless tolerated by the underlying RDBMS".  Perhaps the
> construct "AS " could be changed into "AS ''", as
> soon as the RDBMS allows it.  Yet another customization parameter in
> back-sql... sigh.
> 
> p.

Thanks for the prompt answer.
I tried to perform queries in the database using AS 'attr-name' and AS "attr-name" - both don't work.
But even if they work, is the sql statement generator configurable somehow (at least for attribute queries)
so the statements could be customized?

Forgot to add that I am using windows compiled version (v2.2.29), so not very fresh...

Regards,
Greg