[SQL] length of array

2003-08-28 Thread Chris Faulkner
Hello Is there a function in postgres to return the length of an array field ? I have seen array_dims(array) but this returns a character value. Ideally, I'd like something numeric returned. Thanks Chris ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: Have you

Re: [SQL] length of array

2003-08-28 Thread Chris Faulkner
1] = 0 and N.level[2] = 0 and N.level[3] = 0 and N.level[4] = 0 but my row with 2 elements in the array won't be returned with this condition. Chris -Original Message- From: Joe Conway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 August 2003 01:40 To: Chris Faulkner Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Su

[SQL] create new field

2003-10-06 Thread Chris Faulkner
Hello I would like to change the type of a column. At the moment, it is varchar(4) but I would like it to be int. All values in the field at the moment are actually integer. I tried a way I had seen in the archives - it foes along the lines of adding a column, using update, drop the old column an

[SQL] monitor sessions

2003-10-10 Thread Chris Faulkner
Hello Can anyone tell me - is there a system table or view that I can query to show all current sessions ? Thanks Chris ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings

[SQL] sql performance and cache

2003-10-11 Thread Chris Faulkner
Hello all I have two very similar queries which I need to execute. They both have exactly the same from / where conditions. When I execute the first, it takes about 16 seconds. The second is executed almost immediately after, it takes 13 seconds. In short, I'd like to know why the query result isn

Re: [SQL] sql performance and cache

2003-10-11 Thread Chris Faulkner
Hello Thanks for the reply. > The short answer is that PG doesn't cache query results. The only > way it could > do so safely is to lock all tables you access to make sure that no other > process changes them. That would effectively turn PG into a > single-user DB in > short notice. I am not sur