Re: [HACKERS] Bug on complex join

Hi!

On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Thomas G. Lockhart wrote:
> > SELECT sh.distr_id , d.distr_id
> > FROM central cn, shops sh, districts d
> > WHERE cn.shop_id = sh.shop_id
> > and got 27963 rows.
> > But the query
> > SELECT d.*
> > FROM central cn, shops sh, districts d
> > WHERE cn.shop_id = sh.shop_id AND sh.distr_id = d.distr_id
>
> Why did you change both the target columns *and* the query qualification
> between these two examples? Is the "SELECT d.*" required to get the
> query to fail?? If not, then...

Cause I need something in the target list. Wrong way to test it? What is
a better way?

> For some reason sh.distr_id is not equal to d.distr_id. Are they
> different data types? Do they have some embedded blanks?? Probably not a

Both are int2. No blanks (at least I cannot imagine blanks in int2 :).

> Postgres bug, since the query itself looks pretty simple...

That's why I am very confused. :(

>
> - Tom
>

Oleg.
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