Re: help

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: chard <chard(at)hindang(dot)msuiit(dot)edu(dot)ph>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: help
Date: 2001-03-12 23:21:40
Message-ID: 7552.984439300@sss.pgh.pa.us
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chard <chard(at)hindang(dot)msuiit(dot)edu(dot)ph> writes:
> i got an error like this when i do an insert to a table, my table dont
> have bpchar type of field.
> ERROR: Unable to identify an operator '=' for types 'bpchar' and 'varchar'
> You will have to retype this query using an explicit cast
> it seems 1 field in my table has bpchar type, but if i view the table
> definition all are varchar and numeric.

I'll bet you have a foreign-key constraint between a varchar field and
a bpchar field in another table.

regards, tom lane

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