Re: alter column datatype with cast

OK, I finally have Postgres accepting my stored procedure. here is the relevant data in the history window of pgAmind III Query:
=================================
-- Executing query:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION addEntity (
fn IN VARCHAR,
ln IN VARCHAR,
ivar IN VARCHAR,
hi IN VARCHAR,
pw IN VARCHAR,
ea IN VARCHAR,
ad IN VARCHAR,
c IN VARCHAR,
p IN VARCHAR,
co IN VARCHAR,
pc IN VARCHAR
)
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE
varID INTEGER;
BEGIN
SELECT INTO varID uid from uids where email_address=ea;
IF varID IS NOT NULL THEN
INSERT INTO addy (uid,address,city,province,country,postal_code)
VALUES (varID,ad,c,p,co,pc);
ELSE
INSERT INTO uids(family_name,first_name,initials,hid,pword,email_address)
VALUES (ln,fn,ivar,hi,pw,ea);
INSERT INTO addy(uid,address,city,province,country,postal_code)
VALUES (currval('uids_uid_seq'),ad,c,p,co,pc);
END IF;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;

Query returned successfully with no result in 0 ms.
=================================
So I now go into pgAmin III, and take a look, and I can't find it.

When I execute the above SQL, where will Postgres store the function? I see, in pgAmin's main window, several places where functions are stored, but none of them contain my function.

It must be stored somewhere since I get an error saying the function already exists if I attempt to modiy it slightly and re-run it. For example, I noticed I used the wrong sequence in the last INSERT statement. To correct that, I had to add "OR REPLACE" after "CREATE" to make the correction. I am puzzled though that I can't find it when I go back to the pgAmin main window and search through the whole database (after pressing <F5> to refresh the contents of the windows).

Thanks to all who helped me on this matter.

Cheers,

Ted

R.E. (Ted) Byers, Ph.D., Ed.D.
R & D Decision Support Software
http://www.randddecisionsupportsolutions.com/

it's because of the mixed-case you're using in the function name, i've had
this issue last week myself and it seems to be the culprit

_____

From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
[mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Ted Byers
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:13 AM
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

OK, I finally have Postgres accepting my stored procedure. here is the
relevant data in the history window of pgAmind III Query:
=================================
-- Executing query:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION addEntity (
fn IN VARCHAR,
ln IN VARCHAR,
ivar IN VARCHAR,
hi IN VARCHAR,
pw IN VARCHAR,
ea IN VARCHAR,
ad IN VARCHAR,
c IN VARCHAR,
p IN VARCHAR,
co IN VARCHAR,
pc IN VARCHAR
)
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE
varID INTEGER;
BEGIN
SELECT INTO varID uid from uids where email_address=ea;
IF varID IS NOT NULL THEN
INSERT INTO addy (uid,address,city,province,country,postal_code)
VALUES (varID,ad,c,p,co,pc);
ELSE
INSERT INTO uids(family_name,first_name,initials,hid,pword,email_address)
VALUES (ln,fn,ivar,hi,pw,ea);
INSERT INTO addy(uid,address,city,province,country,postal_code)
VALUES (currval('uids_uid_seq'),ad,c,p,co,pc);
END IF;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;

Query returned successfully with no result in 0 ms.
=================================
So I now go into pgAmin III, and take a look, and I can't find it.

When I execute the above SQL, where will Postgres store the function? I
see, in pgAmin's main window, several places where functions are stored, but
none of them contain my function.

It must be stored somewhere since I get an error saying the function already
exists if I attempt to modiy it slightly and re-run it. For example, I
noticed I used the wrong sequence in the last INSERT statement. To correct
that, I had to add "OR REPLACE" after "CREATE" to make the correction. I
am puzzled though that I can't find it when I go back to the pgAmin main
window and search through the whole database (after pressing <F5> to refresh
the contents of the windows).

Thanks to all who helped me on this matter.

Cheers,

Ted


R.E. (Ted) Byers, Ph.D., Ed.D.
R & D Decision Support Software
http://www.randddecisionsupportsolutions.com/

Did you find a fix for it?
----- Original Message -----
From: Jonel Rienton
To: 'Ted Byers' ; pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 1:24 PM
Subject: RE: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

it's because of the mixed-case you're using in the function name, i've had this issue last week myself and it seems to be the culprit

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Ted Byers
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:13 AM
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

OK, I finally have Postgres accepting my stored procedure. here is the relevant data in the history window of pgAmind III Query:
=================================
-- Executing query:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION addEntity (
fn IN VARCHAR,
ln IN VARCHAR,
ivar IN VARCHAR,
hi IN VARCHAR,
pw IN VARCHAR,
ea IN VARCHAR,
ad IN VARCHAR,
c IN VARCHAR,
p IN VARCHAR,
co IN VARCHAR,
pc IN VARCHAR
)
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE
varID INTEGER;
BEGIN
SELECT INTO varID uid from uids where email_address=ea;
IF varID IS NOT NULL THEN
INSERT INTO addy (uid,address,city,province,country,postal_code)
VALUES (varID,ad,c,p,co,pc);
ELSE
INSERT INTO uids(family_name,first_name,initials,hid,pword,email_address)
VALUES (ln,fn,ivar,hi,pw,ea);
INSERT INTO addy(uid,address,city,province,country,postal_code)
VALUES (currval('uids_uid_seq'),ad,c,p,co,pc);
END IF;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;

Query returned successfully with no result in 0 ms.
=================================
So I now go into pgAmin III, and take a look, and I can't find it.

When I execute the above SQL, where will Postgres store the function? I see, in pgAmin's main window, several places where functions are stored, but none of them contain my function.

It must be stored somewhere since I get an error saying the function already exists if I attempt to modiy it slightly and re-run it. For example, I noticed I used the wrong sequence in the last INSERT statement. To correct that, I had to add "OR REPLACE" after "CREATE" to make the correction. I am puzzled though that I can't find it when I go back to the pgAmin main window and search through the whole database (after pressing <F5> to refresh the contents of the windows).

Thanks to all who helped me on this matter.

Cheers,

Ted

R.E. (Ted) Byers, Ph.D., Ed.D.
R & D Decision Support Software
http://www.randddecisionsupportsolutions.com/

yup, just use lowercase all the time

_____

From: Ted Byers [mailto:r(dot)ted(dot)byers(at)rogers(dot)com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 1:45 PM
To: Jonel Rienton; pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

Did you find a fix for it?

----- Original Message -----
From: HYPERLINK "mailto:jonel(at)RientonGroup(dot)com"Jonel Rienton
To: HYPERLINK "mailto:r(dot)ted(dot)byers(at)rogers(dot)com"'Ted Byers' ; HYPERLINK
"mailto:pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org"pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 1:24 PM
Subject: RE: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

it's because of the mixed-case you're using in the function name, i've had
this issue last week myself and it seems to be the culprit

_____

From: HYPERLINK
"mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org"pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)or
g [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Ted Byers
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:13 AM
To: HYPERLINK
"mailto:pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org"pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

OK, I finally have Postgres accepting my stored procedure. here is the
relevant data in the history window of pgAmind III Query:
=================================
-- Executing query:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION addEntity (
fn IN VARCHAR,
ln IN VARCHAR,
ivar IN VARCHAR,
hi IN VARCHAR,
pw IN VARCHAR,
ea IN VARCHAR,
ad IN VARCHAR,
c IN VARCHAR,
p IN VARCHAR,
co IN VARCHAR,
pc IN VARCHAR
)
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE
varID INTEGER;
BEGIN
SELECT INTO varID uid from uids where email_address=ea;
IF varID IS NOT NULL THEN
INSERT INTO addy (uid,address,city,province,country,postal_code)
VALUES (varID,ad,c,p,co,pc);
ELSE
INSERT INTO uids(family_name,first_name,initials,hid,pword,email_address)
VALUES (ln,fn,ivar,hi,pw,ea);
INSERT INTO addy(uid,address,city,province,country,postal_code)
VALUES (currval('uids_uid_seq'),ad,c,p,co,pc);
END IF;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;

Query returned successfully with no result in 0 ms.
=================================
So I now go into pgAmin III, and take a look, and I can't find it.

When I execute the above SQL, where will Postgres store the function? I
see, in pgAmin's main window, several places where functions are stored, but
none of them contain my function.

It must be stored somewhere since I get an error saying the function already
exists if I attempt to modiy it slightly and re-run it. For example, I
noticed I used the wrong sequence in the last INSERT statement. To correct
that, I had to add "OR REPLACE" after "CREATE" to make the correction. I
am puzzled though that I can't find it when I go back to the pgAmin main
window and search through the whole database (after pressing <F5> to refresh
the contents of the windows).

Thanks to all who helped me on this matter.

Cheers,

Ted


R.E. (Ted) Byers, Ph.D., Ed.D.
R & D Decision Support Software
HYPERLINK
"http://www.randddecisionsupportsolutions.com/"http://www.randddecisionsuppo
rtsolutions.com/

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Well, I just ran another test and the result indicates the cause of the problem lies elsewhere. I replaced the original function name with "add_entity" and the end result is the same. The function gets stored somewhere, but it is not displayed anywhere by pgAdmin

Any suggestions?
----- Original Message -----
From: Jonel Rienton
To: 'Ted Byers' ; pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

yup, just use lowercase all the time

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Ted Byers [mailto:r(dot)ted(dot)byers(at)rogers(dot)com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 1:45 PM
To: Jonel Rienton; pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

Did you find a fix for it?
----- Original Message -----
From: Jonel Rienton
To: 'Ted Byers' ; pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 1:24 PM
Subject: RE: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

it's because of the mixed-case you're using in the function name, i've had this issue last week myself and it seems to be the culprit

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Ted Byers
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:13 AM
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

OK, I finally have Postgres accepting my stored procedure. here is the relevant data in the history window of pgAmind III Query:
=================================
-- Executing query:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION addEntity (
fn IN VARCHAR,
ln IN VARCHAR,
ivar IN VARCHAR,
hi IN VARCHAR,
pw IN VARCHAR,
ea IN VARCHAR,
ad IN VARCHAR,
c IN VARCHAR,
p IN VARCHAR,
co IN VARCHAR,
pc IN VARCHAR
)
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE
varID INTEGER;
BEGIN
SELECT INTO varID uid from uids where email_address=ea;
IF varID IS NOT NULL THEN
INSERT INTO addy (uid,address,city,province,country,postal_code)
VALUES (varID,ad,c,p,co,pc);
ELSE
INSERT INTO uids(family_name,first_name,initials,hid,pword,email_address)
VALUES (ln,fn,ivar,hi,pw,ea);
INSERT INTO addy(uid,address,city,province,country,postal_code)
VALUES (currval('uids_uid_seq'),ad,c,p,co,pc);
END IF;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;

Query returned successfully with no result in 0 ms.
=================================
So I now go into pgAmin III, and take a look, and I can't find it.

When I execute the above SQL, where will Postgres store the function? I see, in pgAmin's main window, several places where functions are stored, but none of them contain my function.

It must be stored somewhere since I get an error saying the function already exists if I attempt to modiy it slightly and re-run it. For example, I noticed I used the wrong sequence in the last INSERT statement. To correct that, I had to add "OR REPLACE" after "CREATE" to make the correction. I am puzzled though that I can't find it when I go back to the pgAmin main window and search through the whole database (after pressing <F5> to refresh the contents of the windows).

Thanks to all who helped me on this matter.

Cheers,

Ted

R.E. (Ted) Byers, Ph.D., Ed.D.
R & D Decision Support Software
http://www.randddecisionsupportsolutions.com/

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then check what the other fellow suggested, make sure you're creating the
function in the right database and the right schema; and checking it in
pgAdmin at the same location.

cheers,
jonel

_____

From: Ted Byers [mailto:r(dot)ted(dot)byers(at)rogers(dot)com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 6:15 PM
To: Jonel Rienton; pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

Well, I just ran another test and the result indicates the cause of the
problem lies elsewhere. I replaced the original function name with
"add_entity" and the end result is the same. The function gets stored
somewhere, but it is not displayed anywhere by pgAdmin

Any suggestions?

----- Original Message -----
From: HYPERLINK "mailto:jonel(at)rientongroup(dot)com"Jonel Rienton
To: HYPERLINK "mailto:r(dot)ted(dot)byers(at)rogers(dot)com"'Ted Byers' ; HYPERLINK
"mailto:pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org"pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

yup, just use lowercase all the time

_____

From: Ted Byers [mailto:r(dot)ted(dot)byers(at)rogers(dot)com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 1:45 PM
To: Jonel Rienton; HYPERLINK
"mailto:pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org"pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

Did you find a fix for it?

----- Original Message -----
From: HYPERLINK "mailto:jonel(at)RientonGroup(dot)com"Jonel Rienton
To: HYPERLINK "mailto:r(dot)ted(dot)byers(at)rogers(dot)com"'Ted Byers' ; HYPERLINK
"mailto:pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org"pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 1:24 PM
Subject: RE: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

it's because of the mixed-case you're using in the function name, i've had
this issue last week myself and it seems to be the culprit

_____

From: HYPERLINK
"mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org"pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)or
g [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Ted Byers
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:13 AM
To: HYPERLINK
"mailto:pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org"pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now anyway

OK, I finally have Postgres accepting my stored procedure. here is the
relevant data in the history window of pgAmind III Query:
=================================
-- Executing query:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION addEntity (
fn IN VARCHAR,
ln IN VARCHAR,
ivar IN VARCHAR,
hi IN VARCHAR,
pw IN VARCHAR,
ea IN VARCHAR,
ad IN VARCHAR,
c IN VARCHAR,
p IN VARCHAR,
co IN VARCHAR,
pc IN VARCHAR
)
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE
varID INTEGER;
BEGIN
SELECT INTO varID uid from uids where email_address=ea;
IF varID IS NOT NULL THEN
INSERT INTO addy (uid,address,city,province,country,postal_code)
VALUES (varID,ad,c,p,co,pc);
ELSE
INSERT INTO uids(family_name,first_name,initials,hid,pword,email_address)
VALUES (ln,fn,ivar,hi,pw,ea);
INSERT INTO addy(uid,address,city,province,country,postal_code)
VALUES (currval('uids_uid_seq'),ad,c,p,co,pc);
END IF;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;

Query returned successfully with no result in 0 ms.
=================================
So I now go into pgAmin III, and take a look, and I can't find it.

When I execute the above SQL, where will Postgres store the function? I
see, in pgAmin's main window, several places where functions are stored, but
none of them contain my function.

It must be stored somewhere since I get an error saying the function already
exists if I attempt to modiy it slightly and re-run it. For example, I
noticed I used the wrong sequence in the last INSERT statement. To correct
that, I had to add "OR REPLACE" after "CREATE" to make the correction. I
am puzzled though that I can't find it when I go back to the pgAmin main
window and search through the whole database (after pressing <F5> to refresh
the contents of the windows).

Thanks to all who helped me on this matter.

Cheers,

Ted


R.E. (Ted) Byers, Ph.D., Ed.D.
R & D Decision Support Software
HYPERLINK
"http://www.randddecisionsupportsolutions.com/"http://www.randddecisionsuppo
rtsolutions.com/

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Do you refresh you database after you add the function? It will not
show up until after you refresh.

Ted Byers wrote:

> Well, I just ran another test and the result indicates the cause of
> the problem lies elsewhere. I replaced the original function name
> with "add_entity" and the end result is the same. The function gets
> stored somewhere, but it is not displayed anywhere by pgAdmin
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Jonel Rienton <mailto:jonel(at)rientongroup(dot)com>
> *To:* 'Ted Byers' <mailto:r(dot)ted(dot)byers(at)rogers(dot)com> ;
> pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org <mailto:pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 28, 2005 4:16 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now
> anyway
>
> yup, just use lowercase all the time
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Ted Byers [mailto:r(dot)ted(dot)byers(at)rogers(dot)com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 28, 2005 1:45 PM
> *To:* Jonel Rienton; pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> <mailto:pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> *Subject:* Re: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now
> anyway
>
> Did you find a fix for it?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Jonel Rienton <mailto:jonel(at)RientonGroup(dot)com>
> *To:* 'Ted Byers' <mailto:r(dot)ted(dot)byers(at)rogers(dot)com> ;
> pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> <mailto:pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 28, 2005 1:24 PM
> *Subject:* RE: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for
> now anyway
>
> it's because of the mixed-case you're using in the function
> name, i've had this issue last week myself and it seems to be
> the culprit
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> <mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] *On Behalf Of *Ted
> Byers
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:13 AM
> *To:* pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> <mailto:pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> *Subject:* [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now
> anyway
>
> OK, I finally have Postgres accepting my stored procedure.
> here is the relevant data in the history window of pgAmind III
> Query:
> =================================
> -- Executing query:
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION addEntity (
> fn IN VARCHAR,
> ln IN VARCHAR,
> ivar IN VARCHAR,
> hi IN VARCHAR,
> pw IN VARCHAR,
> ea IN VARCHAR,
> ad IN VARCHAR,
> c IN VARCHAR,
> p IN VARCHAR,
> co IN VARCHAR,
> pc IN VARCHAR
> )
> RETURNS void AS $$
> DECLARE
> varID INTEGER;
> BEGIN
> SELECT INTO varID uid from uids where email_address=ea;
> IF varID IS NOT NULL THEN
> INSERT INTO addy
> (uid,address,city,province,country,postal_code)
> VALUES (varID,ad,c,p,co,pc);
> ELSE
> INSERT INTO
> uids(family_name,first_name,initials,hid,pword,email_address)
> VALUES (ln,fn,ivar,hi,pw,ea);
> INSERT INTO addy(uid,address,city,province,country,postal_code)
> VALUES (currval('uids_uid_seq'),ad,c,p,co,pc);
> END IF;
> END;
> $$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;
>
> Query returned successfully with no result in 0 ms.
> =================================
> So I now go into pgAmin III, and take a look, and I can't find it.
>
> When I execute the above SQL, where will Postgres store the
> function? I see, in pgAmin's main window, several places
> where functions are stored, but none of them contain my function.
>
> It must be stored somewhere since I get an error saying the
> function already exists if I attempt to modiy it slightly and
> re-run it. For example, I noticed I used the wrong sequence
> in the last INSERT statement. To correct that, I had to add
> "OR REPLACE" after "CREATE" to make the correction. I am
> puzzled though that I can't find it when I go back to the
> pgAmin main window and search through the whole database
> (after pressing <F5> to refresh the contents of the windows).
>
> Thanks to all who helped me on this matter.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ted
>
>
> R.E. (Ted) Byers, Ph.D., Ed.D.
> R & D Decision Support Software
> http://www.randddecisionsupportsolutions.com/
>
>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank L. Parks" <fparks(at)ezbizpartner(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 7:27 PM
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now
anyway

> Do you refresh you database after you add the function? It will not show
> up until after you refresh.
>
I didn't realise that refreshing the display in pgAdmin would not be enough.
I did that several times with no luck. I then closed the connection to the
database and then connected again, and voila! The functions appear,
entirely in lower case, in the public schema in my EntityDatabase. This
database has two schemas, "public", which was there the moment I created the
database, and "People" which I created.

Now, this begs more questions. My function references tables in the
"People" schema. They do not qualify the references to these tables. In my
view, the function properly belongs to the people schema.

1) Can the function be simply moved from the public schema to the people
schema, or do I need to delete the function and recreate it within the
people schema? If the latter is true, how would I specify, within the SQL,
that the function is to be added to the People schema instead of public?

2) Do I need to qualify my references to my tables in the function to
identify the schema in which the tables exist, or will Postgres find the
right tables with the function in its present form? If I have to further
qualify the table references, what is the correct qualification of the table
references within the SQL in the function definition?

Thanks,

Ted

Please see below

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[mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Ted Byers
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 7:29 PM
To: Frank L. Parks; pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [Bulk] Re: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now
anyway

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From: "Frank L. Parks" <fparks(at)ezbizpartner(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 7:27 PM
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [GENERAL] Final stored procedure question, for now
anyway

> Do you refresh you database after you add the function? It will not
> show up until after you refresh.
>
I didn't realise that refreshing the display in pgAdmin would not be enough.

I did that several times with no luck. I then closed the connection to the
database and then connected again, and voila! The functions appear,
entirely in lower case, in the public schema in my EntityDatabase. This
database has two schemas, "public", which was there the moment I created the
database, and "People" which I created.

Now, this begs more questions. My function references tables in the
"People" schema. They do not qualify the references to these tables. In my
view, the function properly belongs to the people schema.

1) Can the function be simply moved from the public schema to the people
schema, or do I need to delete the function and recreate it within the
people schema? If the latter is true, how would I specify, within the SQL,
that the function is to be added to the People schema instead of public?

CREATE FUNCTION schema_name.function_name ....

2) Do I need to qualify my references to my tables in the function to
identify the schema in which the tables exist, or will Postgres find the
right tables with the function in its present form? If I have to further
qualify the table references, what is the correct qualification of the table
references within the SQL in the function definition?

schema_name.table_name

Thanks,

Ted

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I had to change the datatype of a column from text to integer. The column
contained integers (obviously stored as text).

When I tried to change the datatype of the column I got an error message
saying that the column can not be cast to integer:

Operation : ALTER TABLE "public"."subjectgroupcondition" ALTER COLUMN
"param1" TYPE INTEGER
Result : "ERROR: column "param1" cannot be cast to type
"pg_catalog.int4""

However when I created an other integer column in the table and updated it
from the text column there was no problem casting the data:
Operation : UPDATE public.subjectgroupcondition SET param2 = cast(param1 as
integer);
Result : "OK."

Since pg knows that it should cast the data and it can cast it I think I
should have been able to change the datatype in the first instance. Maybe
this behaviour has a good reason but I don't know what it is.

Regards,
SWK

On Thu, Dec 29, 2005 at 09:46:10PM +0100, Klein Balzs wrote:
> I had to change the datatype of a column from text to integer. The column
> contained integers (obviously stored as text).
>
> When I tried to change the datatype of the column I got an error message
> saying that the column can not be cast to integer:
>
> Operation : ALTER TABLE "public"."subjectgroupcondition" ALTER COLUMN
> "param1" TYPE INTEGER
> Result : "ERROR: column "param1" cannot be cast to type
> "pg_catalog.int4""

Use the USING clause:

ALTER TABLE subjectgroupcondition
ALTER COLUMN param1 TYPE integer USING param1::integer;

> However when I created an other integer column in the table and updated it
> from the text column there was no problem casting the data:
> Operation : UPDATE public.subjectgroupcondition SET param2 = cast(param1 as
> integer);
> Result : "OK."
>
> Since pg knows that it should cast the data and it can cast it I think I
> should have been able to change the datatype in the first instance. Maybe
> this behaviour has a good reason but I don't know what it is.

Some casts can be done implicitly and some not. For more information
see the CREATE CAST and Type Conversion documentation:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/sql-createcast.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/typeconv.html

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Michael Fuhr