You need to "replace" into something. Try
my_ipaddress_as_text := replace(my_ipaddress_as_text,''.'','' '');
Also, the concat operator is ||, not just one |.
Hope that helps!
On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:32:47 +0100, Joost Kraaijeveld
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I need to to change an ip addres in a plpgsql function from aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd
> to an sring containing "aaa bbb ccc ddd upload".
>
> The following code does not work. It complaines about the replace line (or is
> it the assignment?):
>
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "replace" at character 1
> CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function "getcustomerdownload" line 14 at SQL statement) :
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION getcustomerdownload(text, timestamp, timestamp)
> RETURNS int4 AS
> '
> DECLARE
> my_ipaddress inet;
> my_ipaddress_as_text text;
> BEGIN
> select into my_ipaddress customertable.ipaddress
> from
> (
> select customer.objectid, getcustomername(customer.objectid) as customername,
> customer.ipaddress from customer
> )
> as customertable
> where customertable.customername like ''$1%'';
>
> my_ipaddress_as_text := host(my_ipaddress);
> replace(my_ipaddress_as_text ,''.'','' '');
>
> return cast( (sum(bytes)/(1024*1024)) as int8) from logs
> where
> rule_name = my_ipaddress_as_text | '' upload''
> and
> that_time between cast( abstime($2) as int4) and cast( abstime($3) as int4);
> END
> '
> LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;
>
> Does anyone have any idea of how to do this?
>
> TIA
>
> Groeten,
>
> Joost Kraaijeveld
> Askesis B.V.
> Molukkenstraat 14
> 6524NB Nijmegen
> tel: 024-3888063 / 06-51855277
> fax: 024-3608416
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