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MariaDBERRORNotableWindow FunctionsHIGH confidence
RANGE frame is not compatible with this ORDER BY type
Production Risk
Low — query is rejected; restructure the window definition.
How to reproduce
trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
SELECT SUM(amount) OVER (ORDER BY category RANGE BETWEEN 1 PRECEDING AND 1 FOLLOWING) FROM sales;
expected output
ERROR 3269 (HY000): Window 'w': RANGE frame is not applicable to column type.
Fix
Switch to ROWS frame
Switch to ROWS frame
SELECT SUM(amount) OVER (ORDER BY category ROWS BETWEEN 1 PRECEDING AND 1 FOLLOWING) FROM sales;
Why this works
ROWS frames work with any ORDER BY type including strings and enums.
What not to do
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Sources
Official documentation ↗
MySQL 8.0 — 3269 ER_WINDOW_RANGE_FRAME_IMPOSSIBLE_ROWTYPE2
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