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Re: [BUGS] Alter Table Bug

Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us> — 1999-05-02T17:09:52Z

This is fixed in the current tree.  Do a vacuum analyze on the table,
and it will be ok.


> 
> Your name               :       Sezai YILMAZ
> Your email address      :	sezaiy@hacettepe.edu.tr
> 
> 
> System Configuration
> ---------------------
> Architecture (example: Intel Pentium)         : intel Pentium II 350Mhz
> 
> Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF)  : Linux 2.0.36 ELF
> 
> PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-6.4.2): PostgreSQL-6.4.2
> 
> Compiler used (example:  gcc 2.8.0)           : gcc 2.7.2.3
> 
> 
> Please enter a FULL description of your problem:
> ------------------------------------------------
> 
> I modified a table of a postgres database by using SQL command alter
> table. My modification only consists of adding a new column which
> type is char(20) to the existing table. After that, I began to update
> that column by inserting string values to whole column:
> 
> update table1 set new_column='something';
> 
> After that I tried to select all records whose new_column field is set to
> 'something'.
> 
> select * from table1 where new_column='something';
> 
> And the error message produced by the postgres follows:
> 
> ERROR:  RestrictionClauseSelectivity: bad value 2.456940
> 
> When I backup the database and drop and create the table1 with the
> 'new_column' there is no problem with selecting the records which match to
> the search criteria.
> 
> FYI 
> 
> Sezai YILMAZ
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