Re: A SQL bug/feature? Non-existent column in select of in-list subquery returns rows instead of ORA-

From: Mark Strickland <strickland.mark_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:00:41 -0700
Message-ID: <AANLkTinRJmczhDktVKSFWzk7xm403jMRNKcE-k00=++J_at_mail.gmail.com>



Yes, indeed, when the developer uses a table alias, the query does return the error as expected. Still...doesn't seem right to me. Surprised I never saw this before. I go back to early Oracle v6.

Mark

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:51 AM, <Dominic.Brooks_at_barclayscapital.com> wrote:

> Standard name resolution behaviour going to 10, 9 and beyond.
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> Moral of the story - always use a table alias.
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> Cheers,
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> Dominic
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