sql

PostgreSQL RETURNING clause limitation in CTE

PostgreSQL.*ERROR:.*cannot use.*RETURNING.*in.*WITH.*query.*that.*modifies data

Fixes

1.Move RETURNING to the main query, not the CTE
2.Use a separate query to fetch the affected rows
3.In PG 14+ data-modifying CTEs support RETURNING correctly

postgresqlctereturning

Related Errors

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ERROR:.*cannot extract elements from a scalar.*jsonb

•Check value is an object/array before extraction: jsonb_typeof(col) = 'object'
•Use COALESCE with '{}' for null/scalar values

PostgreSQL JSONB operator type mismatch

ERROR:.*operator does not exist.*jsonb @> text

•Cast the right operand to jsonb: col @> '{"key": "val"}'::jsonb
•Use ->> operator for text extraction instead of ->

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ERROR:.*text search configuration.*does not exist

•Create the text search configuration or use a built-in one (english, simple)
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