Selecting newly added column returns empty but only when selecting with other columns in table

From: mrtruji <mrtruji(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Selecting newly added column returns empty but only when selecting with other columns in table
Date: 2015-11-27 00:13:18
Message-ID: CAJEV4poGv3TQXgeJbNO5W84LH1pp=XwOv12tpbdvJgOLW8EOUg@mail.gmail.com
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Just added a new bytea type column to an existing psql table and populated
the column entirely with row data. Running into some strange query results:

When I select the newly added column by itself I get all the data as
expected:

SELECT new_col FROM data LIMIT 1;
Result: \x8481e7dec3650040b....

When I try to filter with 'where' on another column in the table, I get the
values from the other columns as expected but empty from my new_column:

SELECT id, state, new_col FROM data WHERE state='CA' limit 1;
Result: 123456_1; CA; EMPTY ROW

The reverse is also true. If I select my new column in combination with
other columns with no 'where' I get the correct value from my new column
but empty for the other columns:

SELECT id, state, new_col FROM data limit 1;
Result: EMPTY ROW; EMPTY ROW; \x8481e7dec3650040b....

Thanks to anyone with advice!

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