Re: Selecting from table into an array var - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Pavel Stehule
Subject Re: Selecting from table into an array var
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Msg-id 162867790912182035h228245e4y25dc0f9764e20b66@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Selecting from table into an array var  (Postgres User <postgres.developer@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Selecting from table into an array var  (Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@gmail.com>)
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2009/12/19 Postgres User <postgres.developer@gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to write a very simple function statement to select a
> single integer field from a table and save it into an int array. For
> some reason I can't seem to find the correct syntax:
>
> CREATE TABLE sample (
>    id  integer
> );
>
> and then within a function:
>
> my_array int[];
> my_array = SELECT ARRAY(id) FROM sample;
>
>
> This syntax and variations of it don't work.  Can anyone show me the
> correct approach?
>

Hello

please try SELECT ARRAY(SELECT id FROM sample) or SELECT array_agg(id)
FROM sample - if you have 8.4

Regards
Pavel Stehule

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