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Re: CAST(integer_field AS character) truncates trailing zeros


  • From: "Douglas McNaught" <doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org>
  • To: "Warren Bell" <warren(at)clarksnutrition(dot)com>
  • Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
  • Subject: Re: CAST(integer_field AS character) truncates trailing zeros
  • Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:16:33 -0400
  • Message-id: <5ded07e00807311316n5e8753ap7bdc44e5f965b02a@mail.gmail.com> <text/plain>

On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 4:03 PM, Warren Bell <warren(at)clarksnutrition(dot)com> wrote:
> I am trying to cast an int to a character. The int is the number 1000 it
> gets cast down to "1" and not "1000". How do I cast from int to character
> without loosing the trailing zeros?

Please supply the exact syntax that you're using to do the cast.

-Doug



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