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Cannot parse string 'affectionate poitras' as MyDateTime(0)

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Description

Mini reproduce:

CREATE TABLE `t3` (
  `c_int` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
  `c_str` varbinary(40) NOT NULL,
  `c_datetime` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
  `c_timestamp` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;
insert into t3 values(5,0x616666656374696F6E61746520706F6974726173,null,"2020-03-29 15:24:13");
alter table t3 set tiflash replica 1;
(select  c_str,  c_timestamp from t3  ) union all (select  c_str, c_timestamp from t3 ); -- expect successfully; but got
-- ERROR 1105 (HY000): other error for mpp stream: DB::Exception: Cannot parse string 'affectionate poitras' as MyDateTime(0): syntax error at position 19 (parsed just 'affectionate poitra')

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the SQL example on TiFlash 5.1, including the UNION ALL query and the TIFLASH replica setup. Trace how the query handles the varbinary string and timestamp columns during the union; done means the query succeeds without attempting to parse "affectionate poitras" as a datetime.

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Newbie friendliness
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