Re: Merging two queries and I get syntax errors
David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
From: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
To: Ibrahim Shaame <ishaame@gmail.com>
Cc: "pgsql-novice@lists.postgresql.org" <pgsql-novice@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-03-21T14:42:56Z
Lists: pgsql-novice
On Saturday, March 21, 2026, Ibrahim Shaame <ishaame@gmail.com> wrote: > > FROM michango2 a, majina2 b > > WHERE a.mlipaji = b.namba > > > Here it does not work and I get the message: > > ERROR: syntax error at or near "a" > LINE 1: ...1 AS miezi_deni FROM michango2 a, majina2 b WHERE a.mlipaji > > and it point at a.mlipaji > Nothing seems obviously wrong which leads me to suspect some nonprinting character issues. Try writing/rebuilding the query in small increments until you get the error again then manually retype the last added chunk. Or just take the opportunity to use a more conventional explicit ANSI join syntax and move the join condition to the ON clause, getting rid of the where clause with the apparent issue. David J.