Re: [SQL] UTF characters compromising data import.

2011-02-13 Thread Gavin Beau Baumanis
PM, Jasen Betts wrote: > On 2011-02-08, Gavin Beau Baumanis wrote: > >> I understand the error message - but what I don't know is what I >> need to set the encoding to - in order to import / use the data. > > if you run it through > > iconv --from-cod

[SQL] UTF characters compromising data import.

2011-02-08 Thread Gavin Beau Baumanis
match the encoding expected by the server, which is controlled by "client_encoding". I understand the error message - but what I don't know is what I need to set the encoding to - in order to import / use the data. As always - thanks in advance for any help you might be able

Re: [SQL] distinct / group by assistance.

2008-06-28 Thread Gavin 'Beau'; Baumanis
, Tom Lane wrote: "Gavin 'Beau' Baumanis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ... If there a multiple rows of the same id in table1, I get all (multiple) rows - as you would expect - of course. What I need however, is only one row returned per instance a.id that is returned

[SQL] distinct / group by assistance.

2008-06-28 Thread Gavin &#x27;Beau'; Baumanis
Hi Everyone, I am having some issues trying to create the required SQL that will allow me to return the results I am after. I have been trying various incarnations, using group by, sub-queries - albeit to no avail - for the past three hours. Consider the following simple SQL; select a

Re: [SQL] Find all instances of a column in the entire database.

2008-05-16 Thread Gavin &#x27;Beau'; Baumanis
08 at 11:51:20PM +1000, Gavin 'Beau' Baumanis wrote: I am hoping that you might be able to give me some assistance with the following task! I have a database with nearly 200 tables and I need to find all tables that contain a column of myColumnName. select * from information_schem

[SQL] Find all instances of a column in the entire database.

2008-05-16 Thread Gavin &#x27;Beau'; Baumanis
Hi Everyone, I am hoping that you might be able to give me some assistance with the following task! I have a database with nearly 200 tables and I need to find all tables that contain a column of myColumnName. I was hoping there might be a built-in function for this task, but I have been

[SQL] Add a ROWCOUNT to the output of a select.

2008-05-13 Thread Gavin &#x27;Beau'; Baumanis
Hi Everyone, After spending some time searching through our good friend Mr. Google and the mailing list I found a post that provided me with a query that does just what I need. However, the query takes FOREVER and although this is stated in the original mail I thought I would ask if there

Re: [SQL] dateformat issue

2008-04-09 Thread Gavin &#x27;Beau'; Baumanis
01-23'} The weirdness for me is that it works elsewhere in the application, I am really stumped. -Gavin. On 10/04/2008, at 4:17 PM, Aarni Ruuhimäki wrote: On Thursday 10 April 2008 03:14, Gavin 'Beau' Baumanis wrote: Hi Everyone, I have a question about dates, please. I

[SQL] dateformat issue

2008-04-09 Thread Gavin &#x27;Beau'; Baumanis
;2008-04-10'} format as being a valid date data type... But it works elsewhere in the application / on other sites - thus my current state of confusion. Thanks in advance for any ideas you might have. Please contact me if you should have any questions. Gavin 'Beau' Baumanis

Re: [SQL] Select into

2008-03-20 Thread Gavin &#x27;Beau'; Baumanis
Hi Everyone, I want to thank everyone for their help / suggestions... I really appreciate it. Though I think I have found a winner. craig=# update x set val = foundrow.val from ( select val from x where id = 2 ) as foundrow where id = 1 ; UPDATE 1 Very elegant, very clean... Very nice! T

Re: [SQL] Select into

2008-03-20 Thread Gavin &#x27;Beau'; Baumanis
19 PM, A. Kretschmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: am Thu, dem 20.03.2008, um 20:57:53 +1100 mailte Gavin 'Beau' Baumanis folgendes: > Hi Everyone, > > I have asked our DBA at work and h is not too sure either... so I > thought it best to on the list. > > Basic

[SQL] Select into

2008-03-20 Thread Gavin &#x27;Beau'; Baumanis
Hi Everyone, I have asked our DBA at work and h is not too sure either... so I thought it best to on the list. Basically, what I am after is a way to copy the contents of one record into another. Something like select into; but where the destination record already exists, as opposed to cr

Re: [SQL] Function description

2008-02-15 Thread Gavin &#x27;Beau'; Baumanis
an you direct them to provide the things I need?". Bart Degryse wrote: >>> Gavin 'Beau' Baumanis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2008-02-15 12:46 >>> >The windows installer, available at; >http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/win32/ >Allows you to install the DB an

Re: [SQL] Function description

2008-02-15 Thread Gavin &#x27;Beau'; Baumanis
That way you have "local" access to the DB and all of it's tools too. You can "play around" with it to your hearts content, run SQL "scenarios" / test functions etc on your own copy of the DB. Then when you're happy - perform the "locally tested" SQL