Re: psql:t_mstr.sql:994: ERROR: function to_char(numeric) does not exist

> On 19/04/2023 15:24 CEST gzh <gzhcoder(at)126(dot)com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I upgraded the version of PostgreSQL from 12.10 to 12.13,

Better upgrade to latest release 12.14.

> when I insert data into the t_mstr table, the to_char function in the t_mstr's
> trigger caused the following error.
>
> psql:t_mstr.sql:994: ERROR: function to_char(numeric) does not exist
>
> There is no problem before the upgrade and to_char(numeric) function comes
> from the Orafce extension.
> The configuration of the old and new databases is as follows.
>
> Database server (old): PostgreSQL 12.10（orafce3.15）
> Database server (new): PostgreSQL 12.13（orafce3.24）
>
> The new database has successfully installed the orafce 3.24 extension.
> It does not occur in "PostgreSQL 12.10 and orafce 3.15",
> but occurs in "PostgreSQL 12.13 and orafce 3.24",
> so either the difference between 12.10 and 12.13 or the difference between
> orafce 3.15 and 3.24 is suspicious.
>
> What is the reason for the problem?

orafce 3.22 moved functions to schema oracle:

https://github.com/orafce/orafce/blob/b492a0f50d5ee866c9870f886401d7c34ad8ccb3/NEWS#L4,L5
https://github.com/orafce/orafce/commit/86a1b51440ca33a04ef47fc3bb704dee26d16753

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Erik