Bryce W Nesbitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>   SELECT username,last_name
>   FROM eg_member ORDER BY username::integer;

> But postgres 7 rejects this with "ERROR:  cannot cast type character 
> varying to integer".

As a general rule, you need to be more specific than that about which
version you are working with ;-)

You may find that username::text::integer will work, depending on which
7.x this actually is.

                        regards, tom lane

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