Re: Boolean to int

How about this hint in the postgresql-manual:

"Tip: Values of the boolean type cannot be cast directly to other
types (e.g., CAST (boolval AS integer) does not work). This can be
accomplished using the CASE expression: CASE WHEN boolval THEN 'value if
true' ELSE 'value if false' END. See also Section 4.12. "

For more information:
http://www.postgresql.org/idocs/index.php?datatype-boolean.html
and
http://www.postgresql.org/idocs/index.php?functions-conditional.html

Stephane Schildknecht wrote:
> Hi,=20
>
> I'd like to get 1 or 0 from a select on a boolean field.=20
>
> How could I do ?
>
> I tried the following rule, which I can't insert :
>
> CREATE FUNCTION bool_to_int( boolean ) RETURNS integer AS '
> DECLARE
> my_bool ALIAS FOR $1 ;
> BEGIN
> -- Retourne 1 si true, 0 si false
> IF my_bool IS FALSE THEN=20
> RETURN 0 ;
> ELSIF my_bool IS TRUE THEN
> RETURN 1 ;
> ELSE RETURN -1 ;
> END IF ;
> END ;
> ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
>
> CREATE RULE boolean_return AS ON SELECT TO DOCUMENT DO INSTEAD
> SELECT=20
> document_id,
> workflow_id,
> type_document_id,
> image_id,
> theme_id,
> document_version,
> document_surtitre,
> document_titre,
> document_chapeau,
> document_synthese,
> document_corps,
> document_pdf,
> document_date_creation,
> document_mot_clef,
> (bool_to_int(document_online)) as document_online,
> bool_to_int(document_valid) as document_valid FROM document;
>
>
> psql:cnambo_proc_stock.sql:69: ERROR: select rule's target entry 15
> has different type from attribute document_online
>
> Who could help me ?
>
> S(at)S
>
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