[BUGS] BUG #5385: gd disallows agg function in subselect of update

2010-03-20 Thread Corin
The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 5385 Logged by: Corin Email address: wakath...@gmail.com PostgreSQL version: 8.4.2 Operating system: ubuntu amd64 Description:gd disallows agg function in subselect of update Details: query: UPDATE imagecontes

Re: [BUGS] BUG #5385: gd disallows agg function in subselect of update

2010-03-20 Thread Corin
Sorry, stupid me - it's not a bug, pg is perfectly right! The query was just wrong, because I used the wrong column in the SUM(...) function. Sorry again, Corin -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mai

Re: [BUGS] BUG #5385: gd disallows agg function in subselect of update

2010-03-20 Thread Tom Lane
Corin writes: > Sorry, stupid me - it's not a bug, pg is perfectly right! > The query was just wrong, because I used the wrong column in the > SUM(...) function. Yah. The reason the error message was phrased that way is that the SUM argument is a variable of the outer query, so the aggregate is