Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> My own preference for what to do about this is to leave the primary
>> message texts alone and add additional error-message fields for object
>> name and schema. �This would address the need without making messages
>> uglier for the large fraction of users who don't really care; and it
>> would also help us get closer to the SQL standard's expectations for
>> error reporting.
> This might help people who use tools to parse the output, but I'm not
> sure that's who is having this problem.
If you're using psql, "\set VERBOSITY verbose" would presumably show you
the extra fields, or we could invent a new setting that adds just these
fields. Likewise you can get it in the server log if you need it. I'm
not a fan of cramming more stuff into primary message texts on the
theory that that's the only useful field.
regards, tom lane