Order by with column ordinal and collate - fails to parse - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tim Kane
Subject Order by with column ordinal and collate - fails to parse
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Msg-id CADVWZZJd5veDpEi_kgzBJ3uRNuE23Zs=x=az_PewssBfmA7TSA@mail.gmail.com
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Hi all,

I seem to be having problems constructing a query that combines the use of distinct, order by, and collate key words.

For instance:

# select distinct(value)  from properties order by 1 collate "C";
ERROR:  collations are not supported by type integer
LINE 1: ... distinct(value)  from properties order by 1 collate "C...
                                                             ^
# select distinct(value)  from properties order by distinct(value) collate "C";
ERROR:  syntax error at or near "distinct"
LINE 1: ...ct distinct(value)  from properties order by distinct(v...
                                                             ^
# select distinct(value) as foo from properties order by foo collate "C";
ERROR:  column "foo" does not exist
LINE 1: ...tinct(value) as foo from properties order by foo collat...


Am I just being a numpty here? I can work around it with a subquery, but this seems like a bug to me. Particularly the first example where my ordinal field reference is treated as an integer literal. I should note that the field 'value' is of type 'text' (not integer).

Any input appreciated. Thanks :)

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