Re: BUG #4203: perform dblink() in begin/exception returns wrong SQLSTATE code

[Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>]

Tom Lane wrote:
> "Henry Combrinck" <henry(at)zen(dot)co(dot)za> writes:
> > Description:        perform dblink() in begin/exception returns wrong
> > SQLSTATE code
>
> > The code returned is always 42601 (syntax_error) irrespective of the actual
> > error (eg, unique_violation).
>
> Yeah, the dblink code should probably try a bit harder to propagate the
> original error fields.  I'm inclined to think that it should propagate
> sqlstate/message/detail/hint verbatim, and indicate the fact that this
> happened on a dblink connection as CONTEXT, rather than structuring the
> ereport the way it does now.  Joe, what do you think?

Sounds reasonable. Do you think this is a bug fix or an 8.4 enhancement? 
I will try to take a closer look at the specific fix this weekend.

Joe