Re: How to force Postgres to calculate MAX(boolean) - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Ropel
Subject Re: How to force Postgres to calculate MAX(boolean)
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Msg-id 42CD4CD7.60009@ropel.it
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In response to How to force Postgres to calculate MAX(boolean)  ("Andrus" <noeetasoftspam@online.ee>)
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Andrus wrote:

>I try to convert code from other database to Postgres.
>
>CREATE TABLE test(test BOOLEAN);
>SELECT MAX(test) FROM test;
>
>causes error
>
>ERROR:  function max(boolean) does not exist
>HINT:  No function matches the given name and argument types. You may need
>to add explicit type casts.
>
>I tried
>SELECT MAX(test:integer)::boolean FROM test;
>
>but this casuses error
>
>ERROR:  cannot cast type boolean to integer
>
>I have lot of MAX() functions applied to boolean expressions.
>
>How to force Postgres to calculate MAX(boolean) ?
>MAX(boolean) should return true if its argument evaluates true for at least
>one row.
>
>
Use bool_or(boolean)  instead.
Bye




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