Re: [GENERAL] COALESCE function

2006-12-30 Thread mike
Based on the below each row could end up returning a different data type compared to a previous row for that column. SELECT COALESCE( CAST(f.number as varchar(100)) , f.name) FROM Whatever f.name is set to in terms of the max length of varchar, if any, is what f.number should be cast to. mik

[GENERAL] COALESCE function

2006-12-30 Thread Kevin Hunter
Hello All, Attempting to select two different column types with COALESCE returns this error: ERROR: COALESCE types smallint and character varying cannot be matched Attempting the same thing with a CASE statement returns a similar error: ERROR: CASE types smallint and character varying cannot

Re: [GENERAL] Generic timestamp function for updates where field names vary

2006-12-30 Thread David Fetter
On Sat, Dec 30, 2006 at 10:33:01AM -0800, novnov wrote: > > The pagila database has generic trigger function called last_updated() (shown > below) which is used to update timestamp columns in various tables. The > reason I can't use the function 'as is' for my own purposes is that in my > app the

Re: [GENERAL] OS X Tiger, and PostgreSQL 8.2 don't mix?

2006-12-30 Thread Seneca Cunningham
On Thu, Dec 28, 2006 at 09:11:24AM -0700, Scott Ribe wrote: > > and > > added the appropriate items to /etc/sysctl.conf > > 1) The location may be out of date. Don't add to /etc/sysctl.conf; edit the > values already in /etc/rc. Where you set these values has shifted around > somewhat in OS X rele

[GENERAL] Generic timestamp function for updates where field names vary

2006-12-30 Thread novnov
The pagila database has generic trigger function called last_updated() (shown below) which is used to update timestamp columns in various tables. The reason I can't use the function 'as is' for my own purposes is that in my app the timestamp fields are not all named alike. The field names do follo

Re: [GENERAL] could not open relation:no such file or directory

2006-12-30 Thread Ragnar
[ you should reply to the list, not only to single posters. this way, more people see your reply,and can help you. Putting the list back, and quoting whole message. ] On lau, 2006-12-30 at 15:17 +0530, karthik nandagiri wrote: > hello ragnar, > > i am using postgresql version8.0. it is in

Re: [GENERAL] How to use Php connecting to pgsql

2006-12-30 Thread Raymond O'Donnell
On 30 Dec 2006 at 11:32, wrote: > nothing show on the page. So I write it works. I write Did PostgreSQL support show up in the phpinfo() output? - there should be a section entitled "pgsql". I've only used PHP on Windows, but this might help point you in the right direction. --Ray. -