If you want character translation like the tr command under unix, use TRANSLATE.
Andy Morrow wrote: > > Hi > > im trying to execute an update command on a postgresql DB table using > pgAdmin II > > im using the following statement > > UPDATE commandlist SET command = REPLACE (command,'A','B') > > commandlist is the table name > command is the column > and i want to change the value A to B > > but it's giving me the following error message > > an error has occured in pgAdmin II:frmSQLInput.cmdExecute_Click: > > Number: -2147467259 > Description: Error while executing the query; > ERROR: Function'replace(varchar, unknown, unknown)' does not exist > Unable to identify a function that satisfies the given argument types > You may need to add explicit typecasts > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly