Re: [GENERAL] Error while importing CSV file

2012-02-05 Thread Lockas
I've tried a lot of sizes but I still have messages in my log saying: * --- ERROR: value too long for type character varying(200) --- * Why is this? There are no other varchar(200) columns in my DB at all, no other table. Only this column used to be 25 characters and using the alter ty

Re: [GENERAL] sql query bug???

2012-02-05 Thread Scott Ribe
On Feb 5, 2012, at 10:46 PM, Tom Lane wrote: > Drop the parentheses in the GROUP BY. I had the suspicion that it was some kind of a late-night brain fart ;-) I don't know where the hell the parens came from, since I've *NEVER* put spurious parens in a group by clause before. But it took someone

Re: [GENERAL] Error while importing CSV file

2012-02-05 Thread Lockas
no not all of rows is that gonna work ? thanks -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/Error-while-importing-CSV-file-tp5458103p5459396.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-ge

[GENERAL] Triggering a function on table overwrite

2012-02-05 Thread Bob Pawley
Hi Normally when I need to run a function during an insert I make it a trigger function of that table. However, in this case, I need to overwrite the table with which the trigger is attached. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to do this. Bob

Re: [GENERAL] SPI functions to work with the Execution Plan

2012-02-05 Thread Tom Lane
Osmel Barreras =?utf-8?Q?Pi=C3=B1era?= writes: > I need to develop for my diploma thesis an extension that allows me to travel > the implementation plan once you pass through the phase of planning and > optimization. SPI functions that could be used to obtain and work with the > plan? SPI is n

Re: [GENERAL] sql query bug???

2012-02-05 Thread Tom Lane
Scott Ribe writes: > Is this a bug (in 9.0.4), or have I just gone cross-eyed from too much work? > The query: > select t0."ICD9", t0."Description", count(*) > from (select distinct "Person_Id", "ICD9", "Description" from > "PatientDiagnoses") as t0 > group by (t0."ICD9", t0."Description") >

Re: [GENERAL] Error while importing CSV file

2012-02-05 Thread dhaval jaiswal
Is this ERROR thrown for all the rows ? Try the following. select max(length(column_name)) from table_name; It seems that some value is bigger than the define size. > Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 21:14:40 -0800 > From: w_war...@hotmail.com > To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [GENERA

Re: [GENERAL] Error while importing CSV file

2012-02-05 Thread Lockas
OK that problem solved Thanks so much but I had another problem *ERROR: value too long for type character varying(100)* although in the original file it was varying(25) only !! -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/Error-while-importing-CSV-file-tp5458103p54

Re: [GENERAL] Error while importing CSV file

2012-02-05 Thread Lockas
Thanks but still i get this : *ERROR: invalid input syntax for integer: "id"* (1st col only) -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/Error-while-importing-CSV-file-tp5458103p5459334.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --

[GENERAL] SPI functions to work with the Execution Plan

2012-02-05 Thread Osmel Barreras Piñera
I need to develop for my diploma thesis an extension that allows me to travel the implementation plan once you pass through the phase of planning and optimization. SPI functions that could be used to obtain and work with the plan? Fin a la injusticia, LIBERTAD AHORA A NUESTROS CINCO COMPATRIOT

[GENERAL] sql query bug???

2012-02-05 Thread Scott Ribe
Is this a bug (in 9.0.4), or have I just gone cross-eyed from too much work? The query: select t0."ICD9", t0."Description", count(*) from (select distinct "Person_Id", "ICD9", "Description" from "PatientDiagnoses") as t0 group by (t0."ICD9", t0."Description") order by count(*) desc limit 10;

Re: [GENERAL] .psql_history file is messed up and control-r does not work

2012-02-05 Thread zhong ming wu
> > Yeah, that's what it will look like if psql is using Apple's libedit > library; it's unrelated to the server. > > I think libedit doesn't support control-r either, not totally sure > though.  In any case there are some known bugs in libedit that Apple's > not been terribly swift to fix.  I'd su

Re: [GENERAL] .psql_history file is messed up and control-r does not work

2012-02-05 Thread Tom Lane
zhong ming wu writes: > My .psql_history contains lines of the form. > select\040sum(price)\040from\040products\040p\040join\040 Yeah, that's what it will look like if psql is using Apple's libedit library; it's unrelated to the server. I think libedit doesn't support control-r either, not tota

[GENERAL] .psql_history file is messed up and control-r does not work

2012-02-05 Thread zhong ming wu
My .psql_history contains lines of the form. select\040sum(price)\040from\040products\040p\040join\040 My psql client is 9.1.2 on Mac OS and server is linux 9.0.5 Is the version mismatch messing up this .psql_history file? Also control-r to search the history isn't working at psql prompt from

[GENERAL] Large object rights management

2012-02-05 Thread Giuseppe Sacco
Hi all, I wrote an application that store a large quantity of files in the database as large binary objects. There are around 50 tables (all in one schema) and only one table host all these large objects. Every user connect to database using his own user, so all users are parts of the same group ro

Re: [GENERAL] vacuumlo fails pgsql ver 8.3

2012-02-05 Thread Tom Lane
Pat Heuvel writes: > [ vacuumlo fails ] > When I added the -v option, there were many "removing lo x" messages > before the above messages appeared. I have previously tried to reindex > pg_largeobject, but that process failed as well. You need to get the index consistent before trying vacuu

[GENERAL] vacuumlo fails pgsql ver 8.3

2012-02-05 Thread Pat Heuvel
Gday all, I have a large database with many large objects, linked to a single table. I have been trying to backup the database so I can migrate to a later version, but the backup has been failing due to problems within pg_largeobject. I am not surprised at these errors, because the server is

Re: [GENERAL] Error while importing CSV file

2012-02-05 Thread David Johnston
On Feb 5, 2012, at 11:04, Shadin_ wrote: > > am new at dealing with PostgreSQL > I was using PGAdmin and needed to export some data from a query I had run > and then import it in another DB. > > *my columns names* : id (int4), name (varchar), time_starp(timestamp) > > so I followed these inst

[GENERAL] Error while importing CSV file

2012-02-05 Thread Shadin_
am new at dealing with PostgreSQL I was using PGAdmin and needed to export some data from a query I had run and then import it in another DB. *my columns names* : id (int4), name (varchar), time_starp(timestamp) so I followed these instructions http://www.question-defense.com/2010/10/15/how-to-