Re: Find min and max values across two columns? - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Emi Lu
Subject Re: Find min and max values across two columns?
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Msg-id 4469E537.6010108@encs.concordia.ca
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In response to Re: Find min and max values across two columns?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Thank you Tom.

>Emi Lu <emilu@encs.concordia.ca> writes:
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>
>>ERROR:  function greatest(integer, integer) does not exist
>>HINT:  No function matches the given name and argument types. You may 
>>need to add explicit type casts.
>>    
>>
>
>We added greatest/least in 8.1, but before that you can just use a
>CASE expression instead, along the lines of
>    case when x>y then x else y end
>
>            regards, tom lane
>
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