PostgreSQL ERROR: relation does not exist on INSERT Statement - node.js

Question

I am trying to have my code INSERT a row into my table called thoughtentries. It is in the public schema. I am able to run ths command while connected to my database using psql:
INSERT INTO thoughtentries VALUES('12/17/2016 14:10', 'hi');
The first column is of character type with length 17. The second column is of type text.
When I have my code attempt to INSERT using the same command above I get the error in my log:
ERROR: relation "thoughtentries" does not exist at character 13
STATEMENT: INSERT INTO thoughtentries VALUES('12/17/2016 14:11', 'hi');
I am using pg and pg-format to format the command. Here is my code to do this:
client.connect(function (err) {
if (err) throw err
app.listen(3000, function () {
console.log('listening on 3000')
})
var textToDB = format('INSERT INTO thoughtentries VALUES(%s, %s);', timestamp, "'hi'")
client.query(textToDB, function (err, result) {
if (err) {
console.log(err)
}
console.log(result)
client.end(function (err) {
if (err) throw err
})
})
})
How do I go about fixing this?

Answer 1

Have you verified that the table was, in fact, created in the public schema?
SELECT *
FROM information_schema.tables
WHERE table_name = 'thoughtentries';
Once you have verified that, I see two possible explanations remaining:
You are connecting to a different database by mistake. Verify, in the same session, with:
select current_database();
Your search_path setting does not include the public schema. If that's the case, you can schema-qualify the table to fix: public.thoughtentries
How does the search_path influence identifier resolution and the "current schema"
Aside: Save timestamps as data type timestamp, not character(17).
Actually, don't use character(n) at all:
Any downsides of using data type "text" for storing strings?