Re: Problem with GeomFromText('POINT(...

The "long" column isn't being referenced the way you've written this,
because its inside of a quoted string.
You need to construct the string
GeomFromText('POINT(' || public.Contenedor.long || ' 49.8543)', 4326)

2008/4/28 J Fran <jllfnpg(at)hotmail(dot)com>:
>
> I'm trying upate a group of records. In the table I have 1 field geometry
> and 2 fields ineteger with long. and lat. everyone. I try to update the
> field geometry with point(long lat).
>
> I use this update with numbers and this is ok.
>
> UPDATE
> public."Contenedor"
> SET
> ubicacion = GeomFromText('POINT(1.9845 49.8543)', 4326)
>
> but when i change the number by a field this is not ok. :
>
> UPDATE
> public."Contenedor"
> SET
> ubicacion = GeomFromText('POINT(public.Contenedor.long 49.8543)', 4326)
>
>
> I have this error.
>
> ERROR: parse error - invalid geometry
> Estado SQL:XX000
> Contexto:SQL function "geomfromtext" statement 1
>
> Everyone can tell ma some solution please.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
>
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