The following bug has been logged online:
Bug reference: 3403
Logged by: Jasen Betts
Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PostgreSQL version: 8.2.0
Operating system: window XP (vmware)
Description: ver 8.2 can't add serial column to temp table,but 8.1
can
Details:
gymmaster=# select version();
version
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PostgreSQL 8.2.0 on i686-pc-mingw32, compiled by GCC cc.exe (GCC) 3.4.2
(mingw-special)
(1 row)
template1=# create temp table foo ( x text);
CREATE TABLE
template1=# alter table foo add column y text ;
ALTER TABLE
template1=# alter table foo add column id serial;
NOTICE: ALTER TABLE will create implicit sequence "foo_id_seq" for serial
colum
n "foo.id"
ERROR: relation "public.foo" does not exist
template1=#
this worked in version 8.1.8 (linux)
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