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Re: Possible to UPDATE array[] columns?


  • From: Sam Mason <sam(at)samason(dot)me(dot)uk>
  • To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
  • Subject: Re: Possible to UPDATE array[] columns?
  • Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:25:23 +0000
  • Message-id: <20091030182523.GD5407@samason.me.uk> <text/plain>

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 06:23:28PM +0000, Sam Mason wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 10:47:26AM -0700, Blake Starkenburg wrote:
> > ID  | scores
> > 2   | {54,14,21,8}
> > 3   | {12,0,7}
> > 
> > Now I want to append the score of 12 on row:ID 2 so the new scores would
> > read {54,14,21,8,12}.
> 
> You need to use the normal array concatenation operator, ||, for
> example:
> 
>   UPDATE table SET scores = scores || (
>     SELECT scores FROM table WHERE id = 12)
>   WHERE id = 2;

Doh, sorry, I was thinking you were asking for something more
complicated.  I don't seem to be doing very well here at all today!

-- 
  Sam  http://samason.me.uk/



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