Re: BUG #1393: Adding 'LIMIT 1' to the query halts forever if no data present

On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 11:08:55PM +0000, Fahad wrote:

> PostgreSQL version: 8.0.0rc2

8.0.0rc5 is the latest -- it would be best to test with that to get
the most recent bug fixes.

> In an empty table, if I do this:
>
> "SELECT some_field WHERE some_field = 45 ORDER BY time";

ERROR:  column "some_field" does not exist

This isn't a valid query.

> This returns instantly with no results. However, doing the following takes
> forever to return:
>
> "SELECT some_field WHERE some_field = 45 ORDER BY time LIMIT 1";

This isn't a valid query either.  Please post an actual test case --
the exact series of steps we can take to reproduce the problem.

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Michael Fuhr
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