Re: [HACKERS] WHERE vs HAVING

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jan Wieck <jwieck(at)debis(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL HACKERS <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] WHERE vs HAVING
Date: 1999-07-07 03:40:33
Message-ID: 199907070340.XAA02805@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Planner guru's please!
>
> I wonder what makes the difference between WHERE and HAVING
> that causes HAVING to accept aggregates while WHERE doesn't.
> It would be extremely nice if it's possible to teach WHERE
> how to handle aggregates properly. Having to push them into
> subselects during rewrite if a views aggregate column appears
> in the WHERE clause is a total mess.

SQL requires the restriction.

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