Re: [SQL] failed to find conversion function from "unknown" to text

2005-01-12 Thread Tom Lane
=?ISO-8859-2?Q?Sz=FBcs_G=E1bor?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >[local]:tir=# select case 'a' when 'a' then 1 else 2 end as asdf; >ERROR: failed to find conversion function from "unknown" to text > This worked up to v7.4.6, and couldn't see it in the "Migration" part of the > HISTORY file.

Re: [SQL] failed to find conversion function from "unknown" to text

2005-01-12 Thread Andrew Sullivan
On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 05:52:42PM +0100, Sz?cs Gábor wrote: > Question: is there a way to tell the server to convert unknown to something > (text or varchar, don't really care), or to write such a "conversion > function"? You ought to be able to cast (e.g. "SELECT case 'a'::text. . .) A -- A

[SQL] failed to find conversion function from "unknown" to text

2005-01-12 Thread Szűcs Gábor
Dear Gurus, Version: 8.0.0rc4 The scene below might look funny but it's essential for our project: [local]:tir=# select 'a' as asdf; asdf -- a (1 row) [local]:tir=# select case 'a' when 'a' then 1 else 2 end as asdf; ERROR: failed to find conversion function from "unknown" to t