Re: [SQL] how to show table structure?

2004-01-09 Thread Kumar
use this Last login: Fri Jan 9 16:54:14 from 192.168.2.117 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ssakkaravel]$ psql -E training test * QUERY ** SELECT usesuper FROM pg_user WHERE usename = 'test' ** Welcome to psql, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal. Type: \copyright for

Re: [SQL] how to show table structure?

2004-01-09 Thread scott.marlowe
On Fri, 9 Jan 2004, Bing Du wrote: > Greetings, > > How can I see the layout of a table in PostgreSQL 7.4? I've checked > several books and on-line documents, but was not able to figure out how > PostgreSQL does 'describe ' like it's done in other databases. If in psql, use the \d commands (\?

Re: [SQL] how to show table structure?

2004-01-09 Thread Larry Rosenman
--On Friday, January 09, 2004 17:05:37 -0600 Bing Du <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Greetings, How can I see the layout of a table in PostgreSQL 7.4? I've checked several books and on-line documents, but was not able to figure out how PostgreSQL does 'describe ' like it's done in other databases.

[SQL] how to show table structure?

2004-01-09 Thread Bing Du
Greetings, How can I see the layout of a table in PostgreSQL 7.4? I've checked several books and on-line documents, but was not able to figure out how PostgreSQL does 'describe ' like it's done in other databases. Thanks in advance for any help. Bing ---(end of broadcas

Re: [SQL] data loading

2004-01-09 Thread Richard Huxton
On Friday 09 January 2004 02:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > Just realised this question is also posted under COPY command. Ignore me. -- Richard Huxton Archonet Ltd ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives?

Re: [SQL] data loading

2004-01-09 Thread Richard Huxton
On Friday 09 January 2004 02:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > > i try to load data from flat file (comma delimiter format) into > temporary table . i use COPY command as below: > > dwnc=# copy biosadm.custdo_temp > dwnc-# from '/home/bios/customer_data/CustomerDO_new.CSV' > dwnc-# WITH DELI

Re: [SQL] Type conversion from TEXT to DOUBLE PRECISION

2004-01-09 Thread Daniel Lau
On Fri, 9 Jan 2004, Tom Lane wrote: > Richard Huxton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Since your error seems to be complaining about a space, I'd guess you've got > > other than numeric values in _aaa. > > In fact, with a bit of experimentation I see the same error message: > > regression=# sel

Re: [SQL] Type conversion from TEXT to DOUBLE PRECISION

2004-01-09 Thread Tom Lane
Richard Huxton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Since your error seems to be complaining about a space, I'd guess you've got > other than numeric values in _aaa. In fact, with a bit of experimentation I see the same error message: regression=# select to_number('12345', '9'); to_number

Re: [SQL] Missing data for column

2004-01-09 Thread Michael Glaesemann
On Jan 9, 2004, at 4:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, i got an error below after running copy command . the table structure as following : Table "biosadm.custinv_temp Column| Type | -+---+- yr | integer | custname| text

Re: [SQL] Type conversion from TEXT to DOUBLE PRECISION

2004-01-09 Thread Richard Huxton
On Friday 09 January 2004 07:35, Daniel Lau wrote: > Hi all, > > Thank you for reading this mail. > > I am trying to do the following: > Extract the first half of _aaa and put it in column _bbb > Varchar[10] | Double Precision > _aaa _bbb > 1234567890 > I used two functions t

Re: [SQL] Type conversion from TEXT to DOUBLE PRECISION

2004-01-09 Thread Tom Lane
Daniel Lau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I used two functions to do it: substring() and to_number(). The SQL is > like this: > UPDATE _table SET _bbb = to_number(substring(_aaa from 1 for 5), '9'); > The machine fails me and said > ERROR: invalid input syntac for type numeric: " " Works for me

[SQL] Missing data for column

2004-01-09 Thread azwa
Hi, i got an error below after running copy command . the table structure as following :           Table "biosadm.custinv_temp    Column    |     Type      | -+---+-  yr          | integer       |  custname    | text          |  invstatus   | text          |  custlo    

[SQL] Type conversion from TEXT to DOUBLE PRECISION

2004-01-09 Thread Daniel Lau
Hi all, Thank you for reading this mail. I am trying to do the following: Extract the first half of _aaa and put it in column _bbb Here is the table, named: _table: Varchar[10] | Double Precision _aaa_bbb _ 1234567890 I used two function