2008/12/29 Nikhil Sontakke <nikhil.sonta...@enterprisedb.com>: > Hi, > > <nikhil.sonta...@enterprisedb.com> wrote: >> >> The following plpgsql function errors out with cvs head: >> >> CREATE function test_assign() returns void >> AS >> $$ declare x int; >> BEGIN >> x := 9E3/2; >> END >> $$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'; >> >> postgres=# select test_assign(); >> ERROR: invalid input syntax for integer: "4500.0000000000000000" >> CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function "test_assign" line 3 at assignment >> >> We do have an existing cast from numeric to type integer. But here >> basically we convert the value to string in exec_cast_value before calling >> int4in. And then use of strtol in pg_atoi leads to this complaint. Guess >> converting the value to string is not always a good strategy. > > PFA, patch which uses find_coercion_pathway to find a direct > COERCION_PATH_FUNC function and uses that if it is available. Or is there a > better approach? Seems to handle the above issue with this patch.
+1 I thing, so some values should by cached, current patch could by slow. Regards Pavel Stehule > > Regards, > Nikhils > -- > http://www.enterprisedb.com > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers > > -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers