Re: Invalid input for numeric problem - Mailing list pgsql-general

mike wrote:
>             WHEN to_number(vw_expend.code::text, '999'::text) <
> 50::numeric THEN '2'::text

> When I do for example
>
> SELECT * FROM vw_budget WHERE period = '1';
>
> I get the following error
>
> ERROR:  invalid input syntax for type numeric: " "

Probably vw_expend.code contains a space in one or more rows, and
to_number() is failing the conversion.

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   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd