Re: BUG #16958: "Invalid reference to FROM-clause entry for table" when qualifying columns in "on conflict .. where" - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Pantelis Theodosiou
Subject Re: BUG #16958: "Invalid reference to FROM-clause entry for table" when qualifying columns in "on conflict .. where"
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Msg-id CAE3TBxxXQ2+7EaBvb+zEFL6iTw90xq0+faHEqK2gDS0tTgiNmQ@mail.gmail.com
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In response to BUG #16958: "Invalid reference to FROM-clause entry for table" when qualifying columns in "on conflict .. where"  (PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org>)
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On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 11:00 PM PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org> wrote:
The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference:      16958
Logged by:          Lukas Eder
Email address:      lukas.eder@gmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 13.2
Operating system:   Docker on Windows
Description:       

I'm using Docker on Windows:

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select version();
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PostgreSQL 13.2 (Debian 13.2-1.pgdg100+1) on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, compiled
by gcc (Debian 8.3.0-6) 8.3.0, 64-bit

Consider the following SQL script:
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create table t (
  a int,
  b int,
  c int
);

create unique index i on t(a)
where t.b is null;

insert into t (a, b)
values (
  1,
  1
)
on conflict (a)
where t.b is null -- Error here
do update
set
  c = 1
returning t.a, t.b, t.c;

drop table t;
-------------------------------------------------------------------

There's an error reported:

SQL Error [42P01]: ERROR: invalid reference to FROM-clause entry for table
"t"
  Hint: There is an entry for table "t", but it cannot be referenced from
this part of the query.
  Position: 71

Notice the qualification of the t.b column in the "on conflict .. where"
clause. I don't understand why b cannot be qualified at this location. It
can be qualified in the index definition, looks like a bug to me.

 You don't need and shouldn't prefix the column with the table name in that part. This should work:

...
on conflict (a)
where b is null 
do update
...


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