I'm encountering DDL syntax errors using postgres-9.6.1 that I've not before seen, and I'm having a difficult time finding the cause when reading the appropriate sections of the manual; Section 5.3.1 in this case: CREATE TABLE Agencies ( org_name VARCHAR(48) PRIMARY KEY, acronym VARCHAR(8) DEFAULT ' ', org_lvl VARCHAR(8) DEFAULT 'State' CONSTRAINT invalid_agency_level CHECK org_lvl IN ('Federal', 'State', 'County', 'City', 'Local', 'Regional'), website VARCHAR(64) DEFAULT ' ', created_at TIMESTAMP, created_by TEXT NOT NULL, updated_at TIMESTAMP, updated_by TEXT NOT NULL, comment TEXT ); psql reports: :86: ERROR: syntax error at or near "org_lvl" LINE 6: CHECK org_lvl IN ('Federal', 'State', 'County', 'City',... ^ Having a default value or a named constraint makes no difference, and the maximum size of the org_lvl column is that of the longest string so I am not seeing the source of my error. Where, other than Section 5.3.1 of the manual can I learn why there's an error? I also have several errors of 'table not found' yet to be understood and resolved but this one is at the top of the file. TIA, Rich -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general