char(42) 'literal value here'
Playing around that I noticed: postgres=# select '{asd}'::text[], '{asd}'::_text, _text '{asd}'; text | _text | _text -------+-------+------- {asd} | {asd} | {asd} (1 row) postgres=# select text[] '{asd}'; ERROR: syntax error at or near "]" LINE 1: select text[] '{asd}'; Is it desired effect? -- Teodor Sigaev E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.sigaev.ru/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq