v12.13
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/sql-select.html The docs say that one of these are required in the SELECT list.
[ * | expression [ [ AS ] output_name ] [, ...] ]
However,
not mentioning anything also works, though acts like COUNT(*).
test=# select * from sales_detail;
cust_id | order_ts | seq_no | inventory_id | quantity | price | tax_rate
---------+-------------------------+--------+--------------+----------+--------+----------
1 | 2020-01-05 13:05:42.567 | 1 | 12345 | 5.80 | 28.40 | 0.092
1 | 2020-01-05 13:05:42.567 | 2 | 23456 | 6.00 | 98.40 | 0.092
1 | 2020-01-05 13:05:42.567 | 3 | 34567 | 1.80 | 67.00 | 0.092
1 | 2020-01-05 13:05:42.567 | 4 | 45678 | 450.00 | 2.00 | 0.092
1 | 2020-02-05 13:05:42.567 | 1 | 6575 | 5.20 | 567.00 | 0.045
1 | 2020-02-05 13:05:42.567 | 2 | 4565 | 456.00 | 545.00 | 0.045
1 | 2020-02-05 13:05:42.567 | 3 | 7899 | 768.00 | 432.00 | 0.045
1 | 2020-02-05 13:05:42.567 | 4 | 2354 | 556.00 | 890.00 | 0.045
1 | 2020-03-05 13:05:42.567 | 1 | 6575 | 5.20 | 567.00 | 0.045
1 | 2020-03-05 13:05:42.567 | 2 | 4565 | 456.00 | 545.00 | 0.045
1 | 2020-03-05 13:05:42.567 | 3 | 7899 | 768.00 | 432.00 | 0.045
(11 rows)
test=#
test=# select from sales_detail;
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(11 rows)
Is it interpreting the lack of column names, expressions or "*" as a null expression?
We only noticed this when someone forgot to put an asterisk in a psql query and thought something was broken. We expected psql to throw a syntax error...
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