[SQL] Errors ignored on restore

2006-03-08 Thread Emil Rachovsky
Hi, I'm transfering data between postgre 8.0 and 8.1 using pg_dump and pg_restore, but I get "x errors ignored on restore". What could be the reason ? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.y

[SQL] Syntax error in Execute statement

2006-03-06 Thread Emil Rachovsky
Hello, I created a function "coalescec" which behaves the same as coalesce, but uses an integer and a string. Now I'm getting an error in the folowing statements : query := 'select "UID" from S_Users_To_Connection where ConnID = ' || coalescec(conn_id,'null'); execute query into nUID; ERROR:

Re: [SQL] [GENERAL] problem with overloading the "coalesce" function

2006-03-06 Thread Emil Rachovsky
--- Richard Huxton wrote: > Emil Rachovsky wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I am trying to overload the "coalesce" function to > > accept an integer and a string. Here it is : > > > > CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "coalesce"(a int4, b > >

[SQL] problem with overloading the "coalesce" function

2006-03-06 Thread Emil Rachovsky
Hi, I am trying to overload the "coalesce" function to accept an integer and a string. Here it is : CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "coalesce"(a int4, b "varchar") RETURNS "varchar" AS $BODY$ begin if (a is null ) then return b; else return cast(a as varchar(15)); end if; end $BODY$ LAN

[SQL] Without OIDs

2006-03-02 Thread Emil Rachovsky
Hello, I'm creating a temporary table in a function and using Alter Table ... Without OIDs, but when the function is called for the second time I get an error "relation with OIDs ... doesn't exist" on an insert statement to the table. I'm using Postgre 8.0 which says that supports without OIDs. An

[SQL] How to find a temporary table

2006-01-27 Thread Emil Rachovsky
Hi, I am using PostgreSQL 8.1.0 . How can I find a temp table from my session, having the name of the table? Can anyone show me what query should I execute? I've tried some things but I receive mixed results of tables from different sessions, which is strange.

[SQL] bug with if ... then ... clause in views

2006-01-18 Thread Emil Rachovsky
While trying to create some views I stumbled on some problem with using the if-then clause. Here is a simple example : CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW public.SomeView as select d.id, if (true) then d.DocNumber endif from public.Z_Documents as d; I get the following error : syntax error at or near "t

[SQL] Question on indexes

2005-12-19 Thread Emil Rachovsky
Hi, Can anyone show me a simple way of creating an index in PostGre like that: create index indName on someTable(someIntColumn DESC) ? Thanks In Advance, Emil __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http:

Re: [SQL] [GENERAL] lost in system tables

2005-12-06 Thread Emil Rachovsky
> Those parameters are specified when you declare the > foreign key. Look here, > in the section describing "references": > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/sql-createtable.html > > Luca Thank you,Luca I know that these parameters are specified when you declare the foreign key, bu

Re: [SQL] lost in system tables

2005-12-06 Thread Emil Rachovsky
Thank you,Tom, As for the description of 'nulls' I have taken it as it is from the Sybase help file :) __ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com ---(end of broad

[SQL] lost in system tables

2005-12-06 Thread Emil Rachovsky
I am trying to find the equivalent of these two Sybase system columns : check_on_commit (Y/N) - Indicates whether INSERT and UPDATE commands should wait until the next COMMIT command to check if foreign keys are valid. A foreign key is valid if, for each row in the foreign table, the values in

[SQL] Sybase Connection_Property('number') equivalent in PostGre ?

2005-12-02 Thread Emil Rachovsky
I am trying to find out the PostGre equivalent to the Sybase function Connection_Property (which returns the connection id, given the parameter 'number') ,but without success so far. Can anyone tell me how to retrieve the connection id in PostGre? Thanks in advance, Emil