The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 1608 Logged by: Paul Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PostgreSQL version: 8.0.2 Operating system: Gentoo and Fedora Core 3 Description: integer negative limit in plpgsql function arguments Details:
The script below best sums up the problem (and the work around). The question is: should I use that for all integers being put into a function? 8<-------------------------------------------- create table test ( test_id integer ); insert into test (test_id) values (-2147483648); create function print_test_id (integer) returns integer AS ' DECLARE tmp ALIAS FOR $1; val integer; BEGIN select into val test_id from test where test_id = tmp; return val; END; ' LANGUAGE plpgsql; -- this doesn't work (and I think it should!) SELECT print_test_id(-2147483648); -- this is the workaround SELECT print_test_id((-2147483648)::int); -------------------------------------------->8 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq