Index: src/backend/parser/parse_target.c
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RCS file: /home/projects/pgsql/cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/parser/parse_target.c,v
retrieving revision 1.66
diff -c -r1.66 parse_target.c
*** src/backend/parser/parse_target.c	2001/03/22 03:59:41	1.66
--- src/backend/parser/parse_target.c	2001/05/19 03:07:41
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*** 55,60 ****
--- 55,63 ----
  	if (expr == NULL)
  		expr = transformExpr(pstate, node, EXPR_COLUMN_FIRST);
  
+ 	if (IsA(expr, Ident) && ((Ident *) expr)->isRel)
+ 		elog(ERROR,"You can't use a relation alone in a target list.");
+ 
  	type_id = exprType(expr);
  	type_mod = exprTypmod(expr);