Re: casting from integer to boolean - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Richard Broersma
Subject Re: casting from integer to boolean
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Msg-id 396486430803261511y385f7eb6j7f378ac2e6ea3495@mail.gmail.com
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In response to casting from integer to boolean  (Seb <spluque@gmail.com>)
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On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Seb <spluque@gmail.com> wrote:
> INSERT INTO my_table (var_bool) VALUES (0);
> INSERT INTO my_table (var_bool) VALUES (1);
>
> So this results in an error.  Unfortunately, there are many more columns
> and it would be very difficult to write a regexp to replace the 0s and
> 1s with their quoted versions.  Is there any way to make such INSERT
> commands be valid?  I have no experience with CAST, so any pointers
> would be welcome.  Thanks.

INSERT INTO my_table (var_bool) VALUES ( CAST( 0 AS BOOLEAN ));
or
INSERT INTO my_table (var_bool) VALUES (0::BOOLEAN);


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Richard Broersma Jr.

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