thanks for the pointer, I'm now able to use the operators in expressions!
w.r.t. modifying the array contents: I looked through /usr/lib/pgsql/contrib/intarray/_int.sql.in , but it didn't make me any smarter. Are the "..._union" and "..._picksplit" functions supposed to add into and remove elements from the arrays ? How would one update a row, then, to add an element into one array and remove an element from another? create table t(id int4[], txt text[]); update t set id=g_int_union(t.id, '{555}') where t.id *= 444; -- ?? update t set text=g_int_picksplit(t.text, '{"removeme"}') where t.text *= "removeme"; -- ?? thx, John On Fri, 9 Aug 2002, Oleg Bartunov wrote: > Look at contrib/intarray. You'll get an index access as a bonus > > Oleg On Fri, 9 Aug 2002, Achilleus Mantzios wrote: > > look at /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.2.1/contrib/intarray > > > On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I would like to say: > > > > create table test1 (array1 int4[]); > > insert into test1 values ('{123,234,345}'); > > insert into test1 values ('{456,567,678}'); > > > > now what I don't know how to do: > > > > -- consider contents of array: > > select * from test1 where array1 CONTAINS 567; > > > > -- APPEND '789' to array in second row: > > update test1 set array1=(select array1 from test1 where array1 CONTAINS > > '567' UNION select '789'); > > > > > > How do I go about expressing and operating on the contents of an array ? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > John -- -- Gospel of Jesus is the saving power of God for all who believe -- ## To some, nothing is impossible. ## http://Honza.Vicherek.com/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly