The following is surely not the intended operation:
<pkp@cooloola> createdb pkptest
<pkp@cooloola> psql pkptest
Welcome to the POSTGRESQL interactive sql monitor:
Please read the file COPYRIGHT for copyright terms of POSTGRESQL
type \? for help on slash commands
type \q to quit
type \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
You are currently connected to the database: pkptest
pkptest=> CREATE TABLE a_foo (a_Index int4,
pkptest-> bar int4);
CREATE
pkptest=> INSERT INTO a_foo
pkptest-> VALUES (1, 1);
INSERT 252074 1
pkptest=> INSERT INTO a_foo
pkptest-> VALUES (2, 1);
INSERT 252075 1
pkptest=> CREATE TABLE b_foo (b_Index int4,
pkptest-> count int4);
CREATE
pkptest=> INSERT INTO b_foo
pkptest-> SELECT a_Index, COUNT(*)
pkptest-> FROM a_foo
pkptest-> GROUP BY a_Index;
ERROR: The field being grouped by must appear in the target list
pkptest=> INSERT INTO b_foo
pkptest-> SELECT a_Index, COUNT(*)
pkptest-> FROM a_foo
pkptest-> GROUP BY b_Index;
INSERT 0 2
cheers
Pushkar
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