BUG #5233: delete wrong doing with subquery where condition

From: "Fred Wei" <weif(at)niwa(dot)co(dot)nz>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: BUG #5233: delete wrong doing with subquery where condition
Date: 2009-12-04 01:21:34
Message-ID: 200912040121.nB41LYtr017590@wwwmaster.postgresql.org
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The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 5233
Logged by: Fred Wei
Email address: weif(at)niwa(dot)co(dot)nz
PostgreSQL version: 8.1.11
Operating system: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (x86_64)
Description: delete wrong doing with subquery where condition
Details:

the following steps show a scenario where delete command removes all records
which are not supposed to do with a subquery condition:

cod_old=# create table tmp(k int);
CREATE TABLE
cod_old=# insert into tmp values(1);
INSERT 0 1
cod_old=# create table tmp2(k2 int);
CREATE TABLE
cod_old=# insert into tmp2 values(2);
INSERT 0 1
cod_old=# select count(*) from tmp;
count
-------
1
(1 row)

cod_old=# delete from tmp where k in (select k from tmp2);
DELETE 1
--this is wrong, because k does not exist in tmp2!
cod_old=# select count(*) from tmp;
count
-------
0
(1 row)

cod_old=# insert into tmp values(1);
INSERT 0 1
cod_old=# delete from tmp where k in (select tmp2.k from tmp2);
ERROR: column t.k does not exist
--the last line should be the correct behaviour.

Regards.

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