| From: | "Bryce Nesbitt (mailing list account)" <bryce1(at)obviously(dot)com> |
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| To: | pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: casting character varying to integer - order by numeric |
| Date: | 2005-10-20 06:57:18 |
| Message-ID: | 43573FCE.7070301@obviously.com |
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Tom Lane wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">But postgres 7 rejects this with "ERROR: cannot cast type character
varying to integer".
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As a general rule, you need to be more specific than that about which
version you are working with ;-)
You may find that username::text::integer will work, depending on which
7.x this actually is.
regards, tom lane
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Oooh, I'd be so happy to. But I don't know. Yes, I don't know.<br>
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I know which version of "psql" is installed on my local machine, but
the actual database is remote. Is there a command to get the server
version? As close as I can find is:<br>
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stage=> \copyright<br>
PostgreSQL Data Base Management System<br>
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Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2001, PostgreSQL Global Development Group<br>
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-Bryce<br>
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PS: If it's a hint, "select username from eg_member order by
username::text::integer" works fine. Thanks.<br>
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