PostgreSQL: fix transaction bug that can occur if you call change_col…

…umn with invalid parameters [#861 state:resolved]
rails · Aug 24, 2008 · 6e71a35 · 6e71a35
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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
@@ -744,7 +744,8 @@ def change_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {})
 
         begin
           execute "ALTER TABLE #{quoted_table_name} ALTER COLUMN #{quote_column_name(column_name)} TYPE #{type_to_sql(type, options[:limit], options[:precision], options[:scale])}"
-        rescue ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid
+        rescue ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid => e
+          raise e if postgresql_version > 80000
           # This is PostgreSQL 7.x, so we have to use a more arcane way of doing it.
           begin
             begin_db_transaction