as far as I know, this bit (statement evaluation) wasn't implemented then. It only got there in 8.4, so you can have even subselects evaluated. So it isn't a bug, it just wasn't implemented to work that way back than, -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general