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SQL Queries Error Handling And Debugging

Sub-skill of sql-queries: Error Handling and Debugging.

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Error Handling and Debugging

Error Handling and Debugging

When a query fails:

  1. Syntax errors: Check for dialect-specific syntax (e.g., ILIKE not available in BigQuery, SAFE_DIVIDE only in BigQuery)
  2. Column not found: Verify column names against schema -- check for typos, case sensitivity (PostgreSQL is case-sensitive for quoted identifiers)
  3. Type mismatches: Cast explicitly when comparing different types (CAST(col AS DATE), col::DATE)
  4. Division by zero: Use NULLIF(denominator, 0) or dialect-specific safe division
  5. Ambiguous columns: Always qualify column names with table alias in JOINs
  6. Group by errors: All non-aggregated columns must be in GROUP BY (except in BigQuery which allows grouping by alias)

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