thanks I have run "select substr('hi there', 3, 5)::varchar(5) as xx;" but get error message Error: ERROR: parser: parse error at or near ":"
-- "Lee Harr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D :9qd0j0$1gc3$[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > how to > > select substr('hi there',3,5) as xx -->> xx change char type > > > > How about: > > select substr('hi there', 3, 5)::varchar(5) as xx; > > or is this not what you mean? > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster