MySQL table names can be up to 64 characters, and Postgres up to 63. The base_table column in views_view is only 32 characters. The upshot is that, while one can define base tables with longer names, and default views based on those base tables, attempting to create a table based on such a table fails - when saving the view, you get an error that the table does not exist. The attached patch enlarges the column to accomodate longer table names.

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views.install.patch1.15 KBmikeryan

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merlinofchaos’s picture

merlinofchaos commented
Status: Needs review » Fixed

Committed. Thanks!

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

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overaph commented

If I install module schema (i don't know if really is this module)
in my views I see "updated to 64 in views_schema_6005" comment

      'base_table' => array(
        'type' => 'varchar',
        'length' => '32', // Updated to '64' in views_schema_6005()
        'default' => '',
        'not null' => TRUE,
        'description' => 'What table this view is based on, such as node, user, comment, or term.',
      ),

then I have not to apply the patch in #1, right ?

thank you very much

merlinofchaos’s picture

merlinofchaos commented

Yes the patch in #1 was applied to Views a year ago.