Re: [SQL] connecting to postgres server from Access

2001-01-11 Thread Markus Wagner
Hi Joel, first of all, I looked at the mailing list list at th pg web site and I did not find a list named "pgsql-interfaces". In pg_hba.conf I added one line at the bottom with the IP of the client: host all 134.93.64.47 255.255.255.255 trust In Access, after installing the

Re: [SQL] connecting to postgres server from Access

2001-01-11 Thread Joel Burton
On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Markus Wagner wrote: > first of all, I looked at the mailing list list at th pg web site and I > did not find a list named "pgsql-interfaces". Hmmm. I see it at http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/index.html Perhaps you looked elsewhere, or you saw an old mirror? (In

[SQL] "SELECT" problem on 7.0.3

2001-01-11 Thread George Moga
Hi, I use: agro=# select version(); version --- PostgreSQL 7.0.3 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc 2.95.3 compiled with "--enable-locales --enable-encoding --with-tcl" options on Mandrake LINUX 7.2 with

[SQL] postmaster

2001-01-11 Thread Sharmad Naik
Everytime I have usually start the server manually then runnig the deamons.But sometime (no many times) in 7.0.2 after killing the server with its pid ,The server process doesn't get reinitialized     Has anybody faced this problem?.. What other processes might would be still be running in b

Re: [SQL] Bad (null) varchar() external representation

2001-01-11 Thread Tom Lane
Justin Clift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "Bad (null) varchar() external representation" This is a known stupidity in 7.0.* and before: length(varchar) doesn't like NULLs: play=> select length(null::varchar); ERROR: Bad (null) varchar() external representation It's fixed for 7.1. If it's rea

Re: [SQL] Possible bug? WAS :Bad (null) varchar() external representation.

2001-01-11 Thread Tom Lane
Justin Clift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I haven't seen a mention of a maximum number of constraints of similar > applying to a table. If so, then could someone please point me to it... There is no such limit that I know of. > Yet if I remove BOTH the "staff_details_phone_three" & > "staff_de

Re: [SQL] "SELECT" problem on 7.0.3

2001-01-11 Thread Tom Lane
What locale and encoding are you using? Evidently the LIKE index optimization is failing, but I would not have guessed that a string like 1:0: would cause a problem, especially not if all the entries in the column contain just digits and colons. You can find plenty of material about LIKE+index p

Re: [SQL] Possible bug? WAS :Bad (null) varchar() external representation.

2001-01-11 Thread Justin Clift
Hi Tom, I think you are right. It does seem to barf on NULLS and length(varchar), regardless. Thanks for your assistance. BTW - How do things normally get added to the FAQ? I would like to add something about length(varchar) and NULLS not working in PostgreSQL 7.0.x Regards and best wishes,

Re: [SQL] Possible bug? WAS :Bad (null) varchar() external representation.

2001-01-11 Thread Tom Lane
Justin Clift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > BTW - How do things normally get added to the FAQ? It's not a FAQ until it's been asked, um, frequently. But you can try to talk Bruce Momjian into adding it, if you like. regards, tom lane

Re: [SQL] Possible bug? WAS :Bad (null) varchar() external representation.

2001-01-11 Thread Justin Clift
Hi Tom and Stephan, Thanks for your help guys. I'm using varchar constraint definitions now that are "CHECK ((foobar ISNULL) OR (length(foobar) < 17))" The short-circuiting of OR's in 7.0.3 allow this to work without error, thereby avoiding the "Bad (null) varchar() external representation" err

[SQL] Re: automated log-messages

2001-01-11 Thread J.H.M. Dassen (Ray)
On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 07:59:26 +0100, Joern Muehlencord wrote: > I am trying to implement an automated log-message system for my > application. For example, if a new user is inserted to my table "auth", > I want to create a log message like: "user [name] added to system". Is > it possible to add

[SQL] automated log-messages

2001-01-11 Thread Joern Muehlencord
Hi, I am trying to implement an automated log-message system for my application. For example, if a new user is inserted to my table "auth", I want to create a log message like: "user [name] added to system". Is it possible to add this message with triggers or rules?! If so, can anyone give some e