On 3/31/06, Andrus <eetasoft@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > CREATE TEMP TABLE foo( bar integer ); > > SELECT 123 AS x > FROM foo > GROUP BY 1 > HAVING x> AVG(bar) > > causes > > ERROR: column "x" does not exist > > Why ? How to make this working ? > > In real application I have long expression instead of 123 and do'nt want > repeat this expression in HAVING clause. You have to repeat the expression. "AS" changes the output name, it can't be used either in the where clause or any other limiting factor like 'having': test=# create table t1(a int); test=# insert into t1(a) values (1); test=# SELECT a AS x from t1 where x=1; ERROR: column "x" does not exist -- Postgresql & php tutorials http://www.designmagick.com/
