"PostgreSQL Bugs List" <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> first select does not return amount, second does.
Huh? I get
regression=# SELECT * FROM a1;
description | amount
-------------+--------
asdasd | 370.00
(1 row)
regression=# SELECT description::varchar, amount FROM a1;
description | amount
-------------+--------
asdasd | 370.00
(1 row)
on both 7.3 and current ...
regards, tom lane