Re: Insert result does not match record count

From: Jeff Janes <jeff(dot)janes(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Natalie Wenz <nataliewenz(at)ebureau(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Insert result does not match record count
Date: 2013-07-22 16:20:10
Message-ID: CAMkU=1yyCqGh1gSi_Wt1TTnpAVVpMq+q6=rY4V4v-scLDKb-Hw@mail.gmail.com
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On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Natalie Wenz <nataliewenz(at)ebureau(dot)com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am moving some data from one table to another in 9.2.4, and keep seeing this strange scenario:
>
> insert into newtable select data from oldtable where proc_date >= x and proc_date < y;
>
> INSERT 0 78551642
>
> select count(*) from newtable where proc_date >= x and proc_date < y;
> count
> -----------
> 4373518938

It looks to me like the status report is 32 bits and overflowed.

4,373,518,938 - 2^32 = 78,551,642

Cheers,

Jeff

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