Re: We are not following the spec for HAVING without GROUP

From: "Dann Corbit" <DCorbit(at)connx(dot)com>
To: "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>
Cc: "Kevin Brown" <kevin(at)sysexperts(dot)com>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: We are not following the spec for HAVING without GROUP
Date: 2005-03-10 05:28:12
Message-ID: D425483C2C5C9F49B5B7A41F894415470559CD@postal.corporate.connx.com
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From: pgsql-hackers-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
[mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Tom Lane
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:45 PM
To: Christopher Kings-Lynne
Cc: Kevin Brown; pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] We are not following the spec for HAVING without
GROUP

Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au> writes:
>>> Comments? Can anyone confirm whether DB2 or other databases allow
>>> ungrouped column references with HAVING?

DB2 does not like it.

This runs and returns data:
> SELECT INFO5FILES.APAMT.DEBAMT FROM INFO5FILES.APAMT
SELECT statement run complete.

This fails to prepare:
> SELECT INFO5FILES.APAMT.DEBAMT FROM INFO5FILES.APAMT having 1 > 2
Column DEBAMT or function specified in SELECT list not valid.

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