Re: Problem of creating geometry column (linestring)

2009/9/18 Newperson <useintowngas(at)gmail(dot)com>:
>
> Dear all,
>     I have a problem on creating geometry column about linestring.
>     In my table (name is pipe), it has 4 coordinates (x1 y1 x2 y2 x3 y3 x4
> y4). I want to use them to form lines in geometry column (name is
> pipe_geom).
>     In sql I type:
> SELECT AddGeometryColumn( 'public', 'pipe', 'pipe_geom', 4269, 'LINESTRING',
> 2 );
> UPDATE pipe
> SET pipe_geom = GeomertyFromText('LINESTRING(' ||x1 ,y1 || ', '|| x2 ,
> y2||',' || x3 , y3||',' || x4 ,y4|| ')', 4269)
>
> But error occurs:
> ERROR:  function geomertyfromtext(text, text, text, text, text, integer)
> does not exist
> LINE 3: SET pipe_geom = GeomertyFromText('LINESTRING(' ||sdo_x1 ,sdo...

You have a typo in the name of the function.

>     I also try:
> SELECT AddGeometryColumn( 'public', 'pipe', 'pipe_geom', 4269, 'LINESTRING',
> 2 );
> UPDATE pipe
> SET pipe_geom = LineFromText('LINESTRING(x1 y1,  x2 y2, x3 y3,x4 ,y4 )',
> 4269)
> which error also appears:
> ERROR:  parse error - invalid geometry
> HINT:  "LINESTRING(" <-- parse error at position 11 within geometry
>
>     I just find example of creating POINT geometry field but have no idea
> about how to generate geometry column of linestrings. I hope someone could
> help me.

I have never done this, but maybe if you fix the typo above it will work?

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Michael Wood <esiotrot(at)gmail(dot)com>