Re: [HACKERS] Parser bug: alias is a "non-group column"?

Where did we leave this?

> Given
> create table t1 (name text, value float8);
>
> this works:
> SELECT name, value FROM t1 GROUP BY name, value
> HAVING value/AVG(value) > 0.75;
>
> but this doesn't:
> SELECT name AS tempname, value FROM t1 GROUP BY name, value
> HAVING value/AVG(value) > 0.75;
> ERROR: Illegal use of aggregates or non-group column in target list
>
> Curiously, it's fine if the HAVING clause is omitted ... since name is
> not mentioned in the HAVING clause, I don't see the connection ...
>
> 6.4.2 and current sources show the same behavior.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
>

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