The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      5233
Logged by:          Fred Wei
Email address:      w...@niwa.co.nz
PostgreSQL version: 8.1.11
Operating system:   SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (x86_64)
Description:        delete wrong doing with subquery where condition
Details: 

the following steps show a scenario where delete command removes all records
which are not supposed to do with a subquery condition:

cod_old=# create table tmp(k int);
CREATE TABLE
cod_old=# insert into tmp values(1);
INSERT 0 1
cod_old=# create table tmp2(k2 int);
CREATE TABLE
cod_old=# insert into tmp2 values(2);
INSERT 0 1
cod_old=#  select count(*) from tmp;
 count 
-------
     1
(1 row)

cod_old=# delete from tmp where k in (select k from tmp2);
DELETE 1
--this is wrong, because k does not exist in tmp2!
cod_old=# select count(*) from tmp;
 count 
-------
     0
(1 row)

cod_old=# insert into tmp values(1);
INSERT 0 1
cod_old=# delete from tmp where k in (select tmp2.k from tmp2);
ERROR:  column t.k does not exist
--the last line should be the correct behaviour. 

Regards.

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