Thread: General Bug Report: obscure error when misusing table name as an attribute

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Your name               : Diab Jerius
Your email address      : djerius@cfa.harvard.edu

Category                : unknown
Severity                : non-critical

Summary: obscure error when misusing table name as an attribute

System Configuration
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  Operating System   : Solaris 2.6

  PostgreSQL version : 6.4.2

  Compiler used      : Sunpro cc 4.2

Hardware:
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SunOS fondue 5.6 Generic_105181-12 sun4m sparc SUNW,SPARCstation-20


Versions of other tools:
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flex 2.5.4


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Problem Description:
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I get a very obscure error message when I mistakenly use
a table name as an attribute and compare it to
an IN clause

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Test Case:
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xrcf_tc_log is a table; there is no attribute in xrcf_tc_log
named xrcf_tc_log

spectral=> select xtc_testid from xrcf_tc_log where xrcf_tc_log not in ( select trwid from as_run_cmdb );
NOTICE:  unknown node tag 704 in fireRIRonSubselect()
NOTICE:  Node is: { IDENT "xrcf_tc_log" }
ERROR:  ExecEvalExpr: unknown expression type 704


Shouldn't it say something like "Yo Dude! no such attribute"?

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Solution:
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Added to TODO list.  I like your error message much better.


>
> ============================================================================
>                         POSTGRESQL BUG REPORT TEMPLATE
> ============================================================================
>
>
> Your name               : Diab Jerius
> Your email address      : djerius@cfa.harvard.edu
>
> Category                : unknown
> Severity                : non-critical
>
> Summary: obscure error when misusing table name as an attribute
>
> System Configuration
> --------------------
>   Operating System   : Solaris 2.6
>
>   PostgreSQL version : 6.4.2
>
>   Compiler used      : Sunpro cc 4.2
>
> Hardware:
> ---------
> SunOS fondue 5.6 Generic_105181-12 sun4m sparc SUNW,SPARCstation-20
>
>
> Versions of other tools:
> ------------------------
> flex 2.5.4
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Problem Description:
> --------------------
> I get a very obscure error message when I mistakenly use
> a table name as an attribute and compare it to
> an IN clause
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Test Case:
> ----------
> xrcf_tc_log is a table; there is no attribute in xrcf_tc_log
> named xrcf_tc_log
>
> spectral=> select xtc_testid from xrcf_tc_log where xrcf_tc_log not in ( select trwid from as_run_cmdb );
> NOTICE:  unknown node tag 704 in fireRIRonSubselect()
> NOTICE:  Node is: { IDENT "xrcf_tc_log" }
> ERROR:  ExecEvalExpr: unknown expression type 704
>
>
> Shouldn't it say something like "Yo Dude! no such attribute"?
>
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>
> Solution:
> ---------
>
>
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>
>


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