Bug in GROUP BY for INSERT - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Pushkar Piggott
Subject Bug in GROUP BY for INSERT
Date
Msg-id 199808262334.JAA07554@guava.citr.com.au
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The following is surely not the intended operation:

<pkp@cooloola> createdb pkptest
<pkp@cooloola> psql pkptest
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 You are currently connected to the database: pkptest

pkptest=> CREATE TABLE a_foo (a_Index int4,
pkptest->                     bar int4);
CREATE
pkptest=> INSERT INTO a_foo
pkptest-> VALUES (1, 1);
INSERT 252074 1
pkptest=> INSERT INTO a_foo
pkptest-> VALUES (2, 1);
INSERT 252075 1
pkptest=> CREATE TABLE b_foo (b_Index int4,
pkptest->                     count int4);
CREATE
pkptest=> INSERT INTO b_foo
pkptest->         SELECT a_Index, COUNT(*)
pkptest->         FROM a_foo
pkptest->         GROUP BY a_Index;
ERROR:  The field being grouped by must appear in the target list
pkptest=> INSERT INTO b_foo
pkptest->         SELECT a_Index, COUNT(*)
pkptest->         FROM a_foo
pkptest->         GROUP BY b_Index;
INSERT 0 2

cheers
Pushkar
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