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U136: Unterminated quoted identifier

Category: Application / User Errors
SQLSTATE: 42601 (Class 42 — Syntax Error or Access Rule Violation: syntax_error)
Urgency: low

Example Postgres Log Output:

ERROR: unterminated quoted identifier at or near ""1" at character 8
STATEMENT: SELECT "1

Explanation:

The parser failed to read the query since it contains a syntax error.

You will see this log event when you forgot to add the closing double quotes for an identifier in the query, e.g. when writing the name of a table in double quotes.

Recommended Action:

Rewrite the query to correctly close the double quotation marks.

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