Thread: back-end dies on select

prodex=# select category_id, category_name from category natural join category_product natural join product;
pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
        This probably means the backend terminated abnormally
        before or while processing the request.
The connection to the server was lost. Attempting reset: Failed.
!#


That's the first time anything like this has happened... no doubt I
have the join syntax wrong (I don't normally use natural joins) but it
shouldn't bring down my connection, should it?

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Matt Beauregard
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Matt Beauregard <matt@designscape.com.au> writes:
> prodex=# select category_id, category_name from category natural join category_product natural join product;
> pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.

> That's the first time anything like this has happened... no doubt I
> have the join syntax wrong (I don't normally use natural joins) but it
> shouldn't bring down my connection, should it?

Nope, it shouldn't :-(.  This is a known bug in 7.0.* --- "JOIN" syntax
doesn't work for more than two tables joined together.  It'll be fixed
for 7.1.

            regards, tom lane