Re: [SQL] Function Parameters in GROUP BY clause cause errors

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Davidson, Robert" <robdavid(at)amazon(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [SQL] Function Parameters in GROUP BY clause cause errors
Date: 2006-03-23 04:27:11
Message-ID: 2742.1143088031@sss.pgh.pa.us
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I wrote:
> Hmm, this seems like a plpgsql deficiency. It feels it can generate a
> separate parameter symbol ($n) for each occurrence of each variable it
> passes into a SQL query. But for this query to be legal, the two
> instances of IntervalMinutes have to be represented by the *same*
> parameter symbol (notice they are not in the regurgitated query).

> It would be more efficient anyway to not generate multiple parameters
> for the same value, so we oughta fix this.

Patch applied to HEAD and 8.1 branches.

regards, tom lane

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