Re: Bug about column references within subqueries used in selects - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Bug about column references within subqueries used in selects
Date
Msg-id 19318.1176385526@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Bug about column references within subqueries used in selects  (NikhilS <nikkhils@gmail.com>)
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NikhilS <nikkhils@gmail.com> writes:
> Yes this is fine, but in "select columnname from tablename" using column
> references of the other involved table is what I am objecting to.

You can object till you're blue in the face, but this behavior is not
changing because it's *required by spec*.  Outer references are a
standard and indeed essential part of SQL.
        regards, tom lane


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