Feature Requests item #2183288, was opened at 2008-10-21 00:57 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=482471&aid=2183288&group_id=56967
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: SQL - general Group: None Status: Open Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: Stefan de Konink (skinkie) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: Make SQL mention invalid table fields Initial Comment: I find many errors that I reported here were based on my incompetence to remember field names, and the use invalid fieldnames. Would it be possible to warn a user if a comparison is done on a field that does not exist in the table, nor is a variable? Example, I type: SELECT * FROM way_tags WHERE waysid = 100; In this table the field waysid does not exist, and the query will also return 0 tuples. If we advance to a query where this wrong field is used in a comparison with another field that doesn't exist hence: select * from way_tags as w1, way_tags as w2 where w1.k = 'bridge' and w1.wayid = w2.wayid; Unexpected behavior occurs. Now I don't know if this is a bug, or actually a valid principle according to SQL. But if two features on their own return 0 tuples simple because the feature doesn't exist, shouldn't the query at least directly return 0, warn (or better abort!) if such thing is located. I plea guilty, fully, but there are users that like my don't have the precision of working with MonetDB and are rather 'verstrooid'. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=482471&aid=2183288&group_id=56967 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Monetdb-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/monetdb-bugs
