1 files changed, 100 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/sql/item.cc b/sql/item.cc
index f8a8b4a6272..58c2cb94a19 100644
--- a/sql/item.cc
+++ b/sql/item.cc
@@ -269,6 +269,34 @@ my_decimal *Item::val_decimal_from_string(my_decimal *decimal_value)
 }
 
 
+my_decimal *Item::val_decimal_from_date(my_decimal *decimal_value)
+{
+  DBUG_ASSERT(fixed == 1);
+  TIME ltime;
+  longlong date;
+  if (get_date(&ltime, TIME_FUZZY_DATE))
+  {
+    my_decimal_set_zero(decimal_value);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  return date2my_decimal(&ltime, decimal_value);
+}
+
+
+my_decimal *Item::val_decimal_from_time(my_decimal *decimal_value)
+{
+  DBUG_ASSERT(fixed == 1);
+  TIME ltime;
+  longlong date;
+  if (get_time(&ltime))
+  {
+    my_decimal_set_zero(decimal_value);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  return date2my_decimal(&ltime, decimal_value);
+}
+
+
 double Item::val_real_from_decimal()
 {
   /* Note that fix_fields may not be called for Item_avg_field items */
@@ -292,6 +320,25 @@ longlong Item::val_int_from_decimal()
   return result;
 }
 
+int Item::save_time_in_field(Field *field)
+{
+  TIME ltime;
+  if (get_time(&ltime))
+    return set_field_to_null(field);
+  field->set_notnull();
+  return field->store_time(&ltime, MYSQL_TIMESTAMP_TIME);
+}
+
+
+int Item::save_date_in_field(Field *field)
+{
+  TIME ltime;
+  if (get_date(&ltime, TIME_FUZZY_DATE))
+    return set_field_to_null(field);
+  field->set_notnull();
+  return field->store_time(&ltime, MYSQL_TIMESTAMP_DATETIME);
+}
+
 
 Item::Item():
   rsize(0), name(0), orig_name(0), name_length(0), fixed(0),
@@ -1176,6 +1223,28 @@ void Item_name_const::print(String *str)
 
 
 /*
+ need a special class to adjust printing : references to aggregate functions 
+ must not be printed as refs because the aggregate functions that are added to
+ the front of select list are not printed as well.
+*/
+class Item_aggregate_ref : public Item_ref
+{
+public:
+  Item_aggregate_ref(Name_resolution_context *context_arg, Item **item,
+                  const char *table_name_arg, const char *field_name_arg)
+    :Item_ref(context_arg, item, table_name_arg, field_name_arg) {}
+
+  void print (String *str)
+  {
+    if (ref)
+      (*ref)->print(str);
+    else
+      Item_ident::print(str);
+  }
+};
+
+
+/*
   Move SUM items out from item tree and replace with reference
 
   SYNOPSIS
@@ -1228,8 +1297,8 @@ void Item::split_sum_func2(THD *thd, Item **ref_pointer_array,
     Item *new_item, *real_itm= real_item();
 
     ref_pointer_array[el]= real_itm;
-    if (!(new_item= new Item_ref(&thd->lex->current_select->context,
-                                 ref_pointer_array + el, 0, name)))
+    if (!(new_item= new Item_aggregate_ref(&thd->lex->current_select->context,
+                                           ref_pointer_array + el, 0, name)))
       return;                                   // fatal_error is set
     fields.push_front(real_itm);
     thd->change_item_tree(ref, new_item);
@@ -3675,8 +3744,35 @@ bool Item_field::fix_fields(THD *thd, Item **reference)
         if (res != (Item **)not_found_item &&
             (*res)->type() == Item::FIELD_ITEM)
         {
-          set_field((*((Item_field**)res))->field);
-          return 0;
+          if ((*res)->type() == Item::FIELD_ITEM)
+          {
+            /*
+             It's an Item_field referencing another Item_field in the select
+             list.
+             use the field from the Item_field in the select list and leave
+             the Item_field instance in place.
+            */
+            set_field((*((Item_field**)res))->field);
+            return 0;
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            /*
+              It's not an Item_field in the select list so we must make a new
+              Item_ref to point to the Item in the select list and replace the
+              Item_field created by the parser with the new Item_ref.
+            */
+            Item_ref *rf= new Item_ref(context, db_name,table_name,field_name);
+            if (!rf)
+              return 1;
+            thd->change_item_tree(reference, rf);
+            /*
+              Because Item_ref never substitutes itself with other items 
+              in Item_ref::fix_fields(), we can safely use the original 
+              pointer to it even after fix_fields()
+             */
+            return rf->fix_fields(thd, reference) ||  rf->check_cols(1);
+          }
         }
       }
       if ((ret= fix_outer_field(thd, &from_field, reference)) < 0)