Hi All,
Since upgrading to PG 8.2, I’m getting this error on a nightly (bash) script that calls psql (it’s purpose is to find stock codes that share an EAN Barcode with another code – it used to work, now doesn’t):
ERROR: could not find pathkey item to sort
SQL state: XX000
The error is because of the ORDER BY clause of this query:
SELECT code, description, ean
FROM $TMPTABLE
WHERE ean <> ''
AND ean IN (SELECT ean FROM $TMPTABLE GROUP BY ean HAVING count(ean) > 1)
ORDER BY ean
The $TMPTABLE is created as per:
CREATE TEMP TABLE $TMPTABLE
(
code varchar(6),
description varchar(38),
grp varchar(4),
brand text,
style text,
supplier varchar(6),
supplier_code text,
wholesale numeric(10,2),
retail numeric(10,2),
ean varchar(13)
)
WITHOUT OIDS;
-- Import the file from WB Database
COPY $TMPTABLE FROM '$TMPFILE';
I’ve tried creating an index and doing a reindex on the temp table because the select to no avail.
Any help would be great – I’ve “fixed” it at the moment by commenting the ORDER BY clause, but it would be nice to have it sorted properly, and also in case it happens in any other tables.
Thanks,
-p
Phillip Smith
IT Coordinator
Weatherbeeta P/L
8 Moncrief Rd
Nunawading, VIC, 3131
AUSTRALIA
E. phillips@weatherbeeta.com.au
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