Re: BUG #1393: Adding 'LIMIT 1' to the query halts forever if no data present

From: Michael Fuhr <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org>
To: Fahad <Fahad(dot)Gilani(at)anusf(dot)anu(dot)edu(dot)au>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #1393: Adding 'LIMIT 1' to the query halts forever if no data present
Date: 2005-01-14 09:20:15
Message-ID: 20050114092015.GC97871@winnie.fuhr.org
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On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 11:08:55PM +0000, Fahad wrote:

> PostgreSQL version: 8.0.0rc2

8.0.0rc5 is the latest -- it would be best to test with that to get
the most recent bug fixes.

> In an empty table, if I do this:
>
> "SELECT some_field WHERE some_field = 45 ORDER BY time";

ERROR: column "some_field" does not exist

This isn't a valid query.

> This returns instantly with no results. However, doing the following takes
> forever to return:
>
> "SELECT some_field WHERE some_field = 45 ORDER BY time LIMIT 1";

This isn't a valid query either. Please post an actual test case --
the exact series of steps we can take to reproduce the problem.

--
Michael Fuhr
http://www.fuhr.org/~mfuhr/

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