> Has this come up before? 6.4.2 and current sources both have
> this problem:
>
> select count(*) from pg_proc where pg_proc.proargtypes[0] = 701;
> works, but
> select count(*) from pg_proc where proargtypes[0] = 701;
> fails with ERROR: Unable to locate type name 'proargtypes' in catalog
>
> The grammar doesn't seem to have a case that allows for a subscripted
> attribute name without a relation name in front of it.
>
> It looks like fixing this might be as easy as making the "ColId"
> cases in a_expr, b_expr, possibly other places include an
> opt_indirection item like columnElem does. But maybe there's
> more to it than meets the eye?
No, it is that easy. For some reason, no one has done it yet. Our TODO
list has:
* array index references without table name cause problems
I am sure the complexity of yacc grammar rules have kept some away from
fixing this.
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