> Has this come up before? 6.4.2 and current sources both have
> this problem:
> select count(*) from pg_proc where pg_proc.proargtypes[0] = 701;
> works, but
> select count(*) from pg_proc where proargtypes[0] = 701;
> fails with
> ERROR: Unable to locate type name 'proargtypes' in catalog
>
> The grammar doesn't seem to have a case that allows for a subscripted
> attribute name without a relation name in front of it.
> It looks like fixing this might be as easy as making the "ColId"
> cases in a_expr, b_expr, possibly other places include an
> opt_indirection item like columnElem does. But maybe there's
> more to it than meets the eye?
It has been reported, and is probably on the ToDo list as something. I
have been carrying it on my personal ToDo for a while, just to make
sure it doesn't get lost.
I would try your solution if I were fixing it, which I'm not yet. Go
fer it dude!
- Tom