Re: BUG #13708: strange behaviour instead of syntax error

From: Greg Stark <stark(at)mit(dot)edu>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL Bugs <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>, yozh(dot)ne(at)gmail(dot)com
Subject: Re: BUG #13708: strange behaviour instead of syntax error
Date: 2015-10-24 12:04:53
Message-ID: CAM-w4HOtgpKttkptZu0D5Uv5d1yiqiWn9m1Hhv5Hqy=LGsKvGA@mail.gmail.com
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On 24 Oct 2015 00:03, "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>
> Hmmm ... maybe just adding parens would do the trick.
>
> regression=# SELECT ('ERROR: No uncollected prize found!' RETURN);
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "RETURN"
>
> That looks more promising ... though I'm not sure if there are
> any cases it would break.

That does seem like a good idea. There are plennty of keywords that can
follow a target list that would lead to strange behaviour, not the last of
which would be FROM... Adding parentheses should mean only a valid
expression should be accepted.

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