On 1/11/19 3:56 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> A table has this column definition:
>
> next_contact date DEFAULT '2020-11-06'
> CONSTRAINT valid_next_date
> CHECK (next_contact >= CURRENT_DATE),
>
> (and I don't know that it needs a default).
>
> In an input statement that column is left empty ('') when there's no
> defined
> date. When I try to input that table I get a format error:
>
> psql:activities.sql:2: ERROR: invalid input syntax for type date: ""
> LINE 2: ...reaction they''ve experienced environmental issues.','','');
> ^
> and my web research has not shown me my error. Removing the check
> constraint
> does not eliminate that error.
>
> Please show me what I've done incorrectly.
>
> TIA,
>
> Rich
>
Miss-matched single quotes in activities.sql?
