BUG #9006: Incorrect update when using where with non-existent column in subselect - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From martin.nzioki@gmail.com
Subject BUG #9006: Incorrect update when using where with non-existent column in subselect
Date
Msg-id 20140128000840.26702.60938@wrigleys.postgresql.org
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The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference:      9006
Logged by:          Martin Nzioki
Email address:      martin.nzioki@gmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 9.3.2
Operating system:   Windows 7 64-bit Professional SP1
Description:

drop table if exists _test1;
drop table if exists _tmp_test2;

create table _test1 (id int not null primary key, c2 int);
insert into _test1 (id) select * from generate_series(1, 5);

create table _tmp_test2 (id_fk int not null);
insert into _tmp_test2 (id_fk) select id from _test1 limit 2;

update _test1 set c2 = 7 where id in (select id from _tmp_test2);
select * from _test1 order by id;

Expected results:
id,c2
--,--
1,7
2,7
3,
4,
5,

Actual results:
id,c2
--,--
1,7
2,7
3,7
4,7
5,7

Changing the update to

update _test1 set c2 = 7 where id in (select id_fk from _tmp_test2);

returns the expected results.

Expectation is that the non-existent id_fk would have been caught during
parsing.

This still happens even when each statement is executed in its own
transaction.

Using pgScript on pgAdmin:

[QUERY    ] drop table if exists _test1
            NOTICE:  table "_test1" does not exist, skipping
[QUERY    ] drop table if exists _tmp_test2
            NOTICE:  table "_tmp_test2" does not exist, skipping
[QUERY    ] create table _test1 (id int not null primary key, c2 int)
[QUERY    ] insert into _test1 (id) select * from generate_series(1, 5)
[QUERY    ] create table _tmp_test2 (id_fk int not null)
[QUERY    ] insert into _tmp_test2 (id_fk) select id from _test1 limit 2
[QUERY    ] update _test1 set c2 = 7 where id in (select id from
_tmp_test2)
[QUERY    ] select * from _test1 order by id

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