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On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 14:00:43 +0200, Pierre-Frédéric Caillaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a table containing coordinates and I want to insert these > into another table, converting them to boxes. > > I would like to use the same syntax as arrays : > > INSERT INTO ... (coords) SELECT ARRAY[a,b,c] FROM ... > > But I want boxes. Is there a way to do this ? > > SELECT BOX[[a,b],[c,d]] FROM ... You want something like box(point(a,b),point(c,d)) . > raises a Syntax Error. > And I'd like to avoid to concatenate strings to build a box > representation like > '((1,2),(3,4))'::box; > > Is there a way ? > > Thanks ! > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html