Hi all,
I don't understand why this query:
select count(base.*) from mytable base;
does return multiple rows.
select count(1) from mytable base;
returns the proper count.
There is a column with the name 'count'.
Can anyone please explain this behaviour?
Steps to reproduce:
create tab
On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 01:01:45PM +0200, Rob Audenaerde wrote:
> I don't understand why this query:
>
>select count(base.*) from mytable base;
>
> does return multiple rows.
>
>select count(1) from mytable base;
>
> returns the proper count.
>
> There is a column with the name 'count'
On 2017-08-18 06:37:15 -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 01:01:45PM +0200, Rob Audenaerde wrote:
> > I don't understand why this query:
> >
> >select count(base.*) from mytable base;
> >
> > does return multiple rows.
> >
> >select count(1) from mytable base;
> >
> >
On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 10:47:37PM +0200, Peter J. Holzer wrote:
> On 2017-08-18 06:37:15 -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 01:01:45PM +0200, Rob Audenaerde wrote:
> > > I don't understand why this query:
> > >
> > >select count(base.*) from mytable base;
> > >
> > > doe
On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 1:47 PM, Peter J. Holzer wrote:
> So apparently
>
> columnname open-parenthesis tablename closed-parenthesis is a specific
> syntactic construct, but I can't find it documented anywhere.
The documentation linked to speaks mainly in terms of "composite types".
A tabl
On 2017-08-18 15:57:39 -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 10:47:37PM +0200, Peter J. Holzer wrote:
> > On 2017-08-18 06:37:15 -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote:
> > > On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 01:01:45PM +0200, Rob Audenaerde wrote:
> > > > Can anyone please explain this behaviour?
> > >
