Re: select clause not according to SQL standard - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Klaus Ita
Subject Re: select clause not according to SQL standard
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Msg-id 20050225145108.GH17644@ai.wu-wien.ac.at
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In response to Re: select clause not according to SQL standard  (Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>)
Responses Re: select clause not according to SQL standard  (Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>)
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Hi Richard!

burn me, damn me! thank you. it is now working and i will sit back and
read some more of the conf-options.

you just gave me a huge argument for the db and so i will probably win
my fight against a stubborn professor, that wants to stick to his big
fat o....e 'cause it is the most conforming db.

thx,
klaus


* Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com> [2005-02-25 15:43:

> From: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>
> Subject: Re: [BUGS] select clause not according to SQL standard
> To: Klaus Ita <postgres@stro.at>
> Cc: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
> X-Virus-Scanned: by Amavis (ClamAV) at stro.at
>
> Klaus Ita wrote:
> >
> >i have the following data:
> >
> >table L:
> >LNR     ORT     LCODE     MENGE
> >L1     Graz     A     1000
> >L2     Wien     C     500
> >L3     Wien     C     1500
> >L4     Linz     B     1000
> >L5     Graz     B     300
> >
> >
> >table P:
> >PNR     PNAME     ORT     PREIS
> >P1     Alpha     Wien     50.00
> >P2     Delta     Linz     95.00
> >P3     Sigma     Linz     75.00
> >P4     Omega     Wien     40.00
> >
> >
> >now the problem:
> >
> >select l.ort;
> >gives:
> >
> >ORT
> >Graz
> >Wien
> >Wien
> >Linz
> >Graz
> >
> >
> >select l.ort from p;
> >gives:
> >
> >ORT
> >Graz
> >Wien
> >Wien
> >Linz
> >Graz
> >Graz
> >Wien
> etc
>
> Does it still do it if you disable "add_missing_from" in postgresql.conf?
> --
>   Richard Huxton
>   Archonet Ltd

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