Re: Bug in 7.1.3 and 7.2? - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Stephan Szabo
Subject Re: Bug in 7.1.3 and 7.2?
Date
Msg-id 20011108195511.H55672-100000@megazone23.bigpanda.com
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In response to Bug in 7.1.3 and 7.2?  (Hans-Jürgen Schönig <hs@cybertec.at>)
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> test=# select a.*, d.* from a as c, b as d where a.id=b.id;
> NOTICE:  Adding missing FROM-clause entry for table "a"
> NOTICE:  Adding missing FROM-clause entry for table "b"
>  id | id
> ----+----
>   3 |  3
>   3 |  3
>   3 |  3
>   3 |  4
>   3 |  4
>   3 |  4
> (6 rows)
>
> Althoug c and d are aliases for a and b, the two tables are added to the
> list in the from clause. Is this the desired behaviour or is it a bug?

AFAIK this is the desired behavior.  Once you've aliased the tables
you can't go back, there is no "a" or "b" any longer, just "c" and "d"
from those entries.

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