(No such column).. But, it's there - sqlite

Question

Here's my tables:
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS message_threads (
thread_id integer primary key autoincrement NOT NULL,
user_id integer NOT NULL,
last_checked timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
last_updated timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
)
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS messages (
message_id integer primary key autoincrement NOT NULL,
thread_id integer NOT NULL,message_type integer NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
message_content varchar(500) NOT NULL,
message_date timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
sent integer NOT NULL DEFAULT '0'
);
Here's the error I'm getting:
Could not prepare statement (1 no such column: m.message_date)
Here's the query that I'm using (This query works in MySQL, as I tested it in PHPMyAdmin with a dummy table)
SELECT * FROM messages m, message_threads t
WHERE m.thread_id = t.thread_id
ORDER BY t.last_updated, t.thread_id, m.message_date;
I'm using WebSQL (which I think is SQLite)
FULL WebSQL CODE
$rootScope.database = openDatabase('application.db', '1.0', 'Application database', 1024 * 1024);
$rootScope.database.transaction(function(tx) {
tx.executeSql("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS message_threads (thread_id integer primary key autoincrement NOT NULL, user_id integer NOT NULL, last_checked timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT '0', last_updated timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);");
tx.executeSql("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS messages (message_id integer primary key autoincrement NOT NULL,thread_id integer NOT NULL,message_type integer NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',message_content varchar(500) NOT NULL, message_date timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, sent integer NOT NULL DEFAULT '0');");
});
// Empty messages/threads for testing purposes
$rootScope.database.transaction(function(tx) {
tx.executeSql("DELETE FROM messages;");
tx.executeSql("DELETE FROM message_threads;");
});
$rootScope.database.transaction(function(tx) {
tx.executeSql("INSERT INTO message_threads (user_id) VALUES (?);", [0]);
tx.executeSql("INSERT INTO messages (thread_id, message_content, sent) VALUES (?, ?, ?);", [1, "How are you doing?", 1]);
tx.executeSql("INSERT INTO messages (thread_id, message_content) VALUES (?, ?);", [1, "Good you?"]);
});
$rootScope.database.transaction(function(tx) {
tx.executeSql("SELECT * FROM messages m, message_threads t WHERE m.thread_id = t.thread_id ORDER BY t.last_updated, t.thread_id, m.message_date", [], function(tx, rs) {
console.log(JSON.stringify(rs));
}, function(tx, err) {
alert("Error: " + err.message);
});
});
I should add that the query works fine using DBBrowser for SQLite.

Answer 1

Chances are that your database has an older version of the table without the column.
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS only creates a new table with the given specification if a table by the same name does not exist. It does nothing to make sure the columns are there.
To fix it, either remove your database file, or use DROP TABLE to get rid of your old tables before recreating them.

Answer 2

I have created a fresh new sqlite database and tested both of your create queries using the plain command line sqlite.exe version 3.8.0.2 on windows 7. There were no errors.
Then I have used SQLiteStudio Version 3.0.6 and entered some dummy data and executed your select query. Again no issues.
The tools that I have used can only deal with sqlite. Therefore, it seems to me that there are some configuration issues with your tools.