Re: [SQL] SQL parse error

2000-12-13 Thread Borek Lupoměský
On Wed, 13 Dec 2000, Tom Lane wrote: TL> =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Borek_Lupom=ECsk=FD?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: TL> >When I do this, it works for me, too. But when I do it on my current TL> > database, something breaks. TL> TL> Hm. The obvious question is: are you *sure* all the entries in your T

Re: [SQL] SQL parse error

2000-12-13 Thread Tom Lane
=?ISO-8859-2?Q?Borek_Lupom=ECsk=FD?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >When I do this, it works for me, too. But when I do it on my current > database, something breaks. Hm. The obvious question is: are you *sure* all the entries in your table look like ".N"? regards,

Re: [SQL] SQL parse error

2000-12-13 Thread Borek Lupoměský
On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Tom Lane wrote: TL> play=> create table out2cp(cp varchar(6)); TL> CREATE TL> play=> insert into out2cp values('3182.1'); TL> INSERT 405833 1 TL> play=> insert into out2cp values('3182.2'); TL> INSERT 405834 1 TL> play=> select substring(cp from 1 for 4)::int4 from out2cp; TL

Re: [SQL] SQL parse error

2000-12-12 Thread Borek Lupoměský
On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Tom Lane wrote: TL> I can't duplicate the problem either. I tried: TL> TL> play=> select substring(cp from 1 for 4)::int4 from out2cp; TL> ?column? TL> -- TL> 3182 TL> 3182 TL> (2 rows) TL> TL> Does anyone else see a failure with this? If so what platfo

Re: [SQL] SQL parse error

2000-12-12 Thread Tom Lane
=?ISO-8859-2?Q?Borek_Lupom=ECsk=FD?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Francis Solomon wrote: FS> What version of PostgreSQL are you using? This works fine for me on FS> 7.02. Time to update, maybe? >Does not seem to be the case... > ld01ad02:~$ rpm -q postgresql > postgresq

RE: [SQL] SQL parse error

2000-12-12 Thread Kenn Thompson
All- While it is not always the case, I see many responses to questions in the form of "Why don't you just upgrade- that's supported in version XXX". Let me give you several reasons why this is not always possible. 1. Support software is not compatible. I use Chili!soft for Linux, a webpag

RE: [SQL] SQL parse error

2000-12-12 Thread Borek Lupoměský
On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Francis Solomon wrote: FS> What version of PostgreSQL are you using? This works fine for me on FS> 7.02. Time to update, maybe? Does not seem to be the case... ld01ad02:~$ rpm -q postgresql postgresql-7.0.2-2 Bye Borek -- ==

RE: [SQL] SQL parse error

2000-12-12 Thread Francis Solomon
Hi Borek, What version of PostgreSQL are you using? This works fine for me on 7.02. Time to update, maybe? Hope this helps Francis > >Hello all, > >My following problem is: > > swports=# select substring(cp from 1 for 4)::int4 from out2cp; > ERROR: pg_atoi: error in "6.1,": can't pars

[SQL] SQL parse error

2000-12-12 Thread Borek Lupoměský
Hello all, My following problem is: swports=# select substring(cp from 1 for 4)::int4 from out2cp; ERROR: pg_atoi: error in "6.1,": can't parse ".1," SQL syntax is apparently OK. When I omit the typecast, the query works: swports=# select substring(cp from 1 for 4) from out2cp; subs