Re: query with table alias

From: "Patrick Fiche" <patrick(dot)fiche(at)aqsacom(dot)com>
To: 'Rodríguez Rodríguez, Pere' <prr(at)hosppal(dot)es>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: query with table alias
Date: 2004-11-12 11:13:24
Message-ID: 016f01c4c8a8$a136a370$2e01a8c0@pc3648pfi
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The correct query would be "select f.c1, f.c2 from foo f;" if you want to
use alias....

Patrick

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-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
[mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org]On Behalf Of Rodríguez Rodríguez,
Pere
Sent: vendredi 12 novembre 2004 11:49
To: 'pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org'
Subject: [GENERAL] query with table alias

Hello,

I think I have found a query problem when the query has an alias for a table
and use alias item and table name.

I ilustrate the problem with a simple table and query.

prr=# create table foo (c1 int2, c2 int2);
CREATE TABLE
prr=# insert into foo values (1, 1);
INSERT 301891 1
prr=# insert into foo values (2, 2);
INSERT 301892 1
prr=# select * from foo;
c1 | c2
----+----
1 | 1
2 | 2
(2 filas)

prr=# select foo.c1, f.c2 from foo f; -- >>> Incorrect result <<<
c1 | c2
----+----
1 | 1
2 | 1
1 | 2
2 | 2
(4 filas)

prr=# explain select foo.c1, f.c2 from foo f; -- >>> Incorrect query plan
<<<
QUERY PLAN
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Nested Loop (cost=20.00..20040.00 rows=1000000 width=4)
-> Seq Scan on foo f (cost=0.00..20.00 rows=1000 width=2)
-> Materialize (cost=20.00..30.00 rows=1000 width=2)
-> Seq Scan on foo (cost=0.00..20.00 rows=1000 width=2)
(4 filas)

The result of the "select foo.c1, f.c2 from foo f" isn't correct, it do a
cartesian product of foo table.

My version of PostgreSQL is PostgreSQL 7.4.5 on i386-pc-linux-gnu, compiled
by GCC i386-linux-gcc (GCC) 3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-9).

Is this a bug?, is fixed in posteriors versions?

Thanks in advance,

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