Re: convert bool result query

From: Michael Fuhr <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org>
To: Luis Silva <lfs12(at)hotmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: convert bool result query
Date: 2006-01-11 18:57:09
Message-ID: 20060111185709.GA87093@winnie.fuhr.org
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On Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 06:41:38PM +0000, Luis Silva wrote:
> I there!! How can I receive in my query result '1' or '0' instead of 't'
> and 'f'. tks in advance

In PostgreSQL 8.1 you can simply cast a boolean value to integer:

test=> SELECT 't'::boolean::integer, 'f'::boolean::integer;
int4 | int4
------+------
1 | 0
(1 row)

In earlier versions you can create such a cast yourself or use a
CASE expression:

test=> SELECT CASE 't'::boolean WHEN true THEN 1 ELSE 0 END;
case
------
1
(1 row)

test=> SELECT CASE 'f'::boolean WHEN true THEN 1 ELSE 0 END;
case
------
0
(1 row)

--
Michael Fuhr

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