Re: [SQL] Build issues: "-static" builds resulting initdb problems

2005-04-29 Thread Tom Lane
"Metin Ozisik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Build time parameter: CFLAGS="-static" ./configure Is there a particular reason for you to be doing that? > creating conversions ... FATAL: could not load library = > "../ascii_and_misc.so": ../../ascii_and_misc.so: undefined symbol: = > pg_mic2asc

Re: [SQL] PHP postgres connections

2005-04-29 Thread Yasir Malik
Hi, I need to connect to 2 differents Postgres 8.0.0 databases located in the same machine using the same PHP script with an "db wrapper object" instance (pg_Connect)... simply a PHP page with contemporarily 2 database connections... I don't think this is the right place to ask this, but there's an

Re: [SQL] multi-column unique constraints with nullable columns

2005-04-29 Thread Stephan Szabo
On Fri, 29 Apr 2005, Tornroth, Phill wrote: > I have many tables who's natural key includes a nullable column. In this > cases it's a soft-delete or 'deprecated' date time. I'd like to add a > table constraint enforcing this constraint without writing a custom > procedure, but I've found that post

Re: [SQL] Division in Postgre

2005-04-29 Thread Stephan Szabo
On Sun, 24 Apr 2005, tuan wrote: > In sql server my division select cast(3 as float)/10 is 0.299. > But in postgres select cast(3 as float8)/10 is 0.3. How to get result like > sql server? I believe you can control what precision is used in printing the float results with extra_float_digi

Re: [SQL] Question about update syntaxt

2005-04-29 Thread Stephan Szabo
On Fri, 29 Apr 2005, Michael M Friedel wrote: > I am trying to use an application (Through ODBC) that uses the > following update syntax > > UPDATE MyTable SET MyTable.id=2 WHERE id=1 > > unfortunatly I get an error message > > ERROR: column "mytable" of relation "mytable" does not exist > > Ques

Re: [SQL] trigger/rule question

2005-04-29 Thread Ramakrishnan Muralidharan
Hi, Going through you mail, I assume that you are updating the mtime only after inserting the record. It is always possible to check the mtime filed value of the inserted record and take action based on it in the trigger. Is it possible to send me detail about the trigger? Regards, R.

Re: [SQL] people who buy A, also buy C, D, E

2005-04-29 Thread Ramakrishnan Muralidharan
Hi I am bit confused.. If you want to display first 5 the following query will fetch top 5 book id's. I am not able to understand, why there is a sub-query. SELECT ELEMENT_ID , COUNT( * ) FROM WATCH_LIST_ELEMENT GROUP BY ELEMENT_ID ORDER BY COUNT(*) DESC LIMIT 5 Regards, R.Muralidhar

[SQL] PHP postgres connections

2005-04-29 Thread Mauro Bertoli
Hi, I need to connect to 2 differents Postgres 8.0.0 databases located in the same machine using the same PHP script with an "db wrapper object" instance (pg_Connect)... simply a PHP page with contemporarily 2 database connections... What's the best practice ? Can I use however persistent connec

Re: [SQL] Looking for a way to sum integer arrays....

2005-04-29 Thread Ramakrishnan Muralidharan
Hi, CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION SUM_ARR( aArr1 Integer[] , aArr2 Integer[] ) RETURNS Integer[] AS $$ DECLARE aRetu Integer[]; BEGIN -- Initialize the Return array with first array value. FOR i IN array_lower( aArr1 )..array_upper( aArr1 ) LOOP array_append( aRetu , aArr1[i] ); END L

[SQL] multi-column unique constraints with nullable columns

2005-04-29 Thread Tornroth, Phill
I have many tables who's natural key includes a nullable column. In this cases it's a soft-delete or 'deprecated' date time. I'd like to add a table constraint enforcing this constraint without writing a custom procedure, but I've found that postgres treats NULLs very consistently with respect

[SQL] Postgres 8.0.0 - unknown log string

2005-04-29 Thread Mauro Bertoli
Hi, I found in my postges 8.0 logs (/var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_log/postgresql-Thu.log) LOG: incomplete startup packet LOG: incomplete startup packet very very times. What's it? I did't found answers in the postgres documentation. Can someone explain me about it? Thanks, Mauro B. _

Re: [SQL] Looking for a way to sum integer arrays....

2005-04-29 Thread Tony Wasson
Thank you for the responses! To recap: pl/r array support works very well. In my case, I am looking for pl/pgsql solution. I also got this nice function from dennisb on the #postgresql irc channel, which seems extremely "clean" and works with 7.4/8.0. My original function didn't handle a blank i

Re: [SQL] UPDATE WITH ORDER BY

2005-04-29 Thread Ramakrishnan Muralidharan
Hi,       To my knowledge it is not possible to sort and update the code in a single update statement. I have done it through a simple function. I have given the function below.   CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION SortCode()RETURNS INT4 AS $$DECLARE  rRec RECORD;BEGIN  PERFORM SE

[SQL] Question about update syntaxt

2005-04-29 Thread Michael M Friedel
I am trying to use an application (Through ODBC) that uses the following update syntax UPDATE MyTable SET MyTable.id=2 WHERE id=1 unfortunatly I get an error message ERROR: column "mytable" of relation "mytable" does not exist Question is, is ther something I can configure that will make Post

Re: [SQL] Coming from Oracle SQL

2005-04-29 Thread Veronica L Bounmixay
Thank you Mike - and SO SORRY all!  I'm a newbie to this forum and the style is not customary to me! :-) Thanks again! Ronni Michael Fuhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/25/2005 03:36 PM Please respond to pgsql-sql@postgresql.org To Veronica L Bounmixay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc pgsql-sql@p

[SQL] can someone jelp me on this?

2005-04-29 Thread Lord Knight of the Black Rose
hey guys I have a question that I couldnt maneged to solve for the last 4 days. Im kinda new to these stuff so dont have fun with me if it was so easy. Ok now heres the question. create table student (student_id int not null, student_name varchar(25), student_affiliation int, student_password va

[SQL] Build issues: "-static" builds resulting initdb problems

2005-04-29 Thread Metin Ozisik
Version: 8.0.2   Platforms: Linux, Fedora Core 2, Suse 9.2, Mandrake 10.1   Build time parameter: CFLAGS="-static" ./configure           results in a staticly linked binaries. (you are supposed to have static lib versions of readline, ncurses, etc, etc. of course)   However, conversion share

[SQL] Division in Postgre

2005-04-29 Thread tuan
In sql server my division select cast(3 as float)/10 is 0.299. But in postgres select cast(3 as float8)/10 is 0.3. How to get result like sql server? Thank you. Sorry for my english ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensi

Re: [SQL] Help to drop table

2005-04-29 Thread Igor Kryltsov
DROP TABLE "Facility Info" Thank you, Igor "Michael Fuhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 03:24:10PM +1000, Igor Kryltsov wrote: > > > > Please help to drop table with soace inside name. > > > > > > List of relations > >

Re: [SQL] Postgres 8.0.1 on Solaris 10 Sparc: library -lgcc_s: not

2005-04-29 Thread Rainer J. H. Brandt
Hello. You (Dinesh Pandey) wrote: > I am installing Postgres 8.0.1 on Solaris 10 Sparc: > [...] > I am getting this error > [...] > ld: fatal: library -lgcc_s: not found How did you configure? I built 8.0.2 using ./configure --prefix=/opt/local (i.e. nothing special) on a fresh Solaris 10 03/05

[SQL] Postgres 8.0.1 on Solaris 10 Sparc: library -lgcc_s: not found

2005-04-29 Thread Dinesh Pandey
I am installing Postgres 8.0.1 on Solaris 10 Sparc:   I am getting this error   gcc -shared -h libascii_and_mic.so.0  ascii_and_mic.o -L../../../../../../src/port   -o libascii_and_mic.so.0.0 ld: fatal: library -lgcc_s: not found ld: fatal: library -lgcc_s: not found ld: fatal: File