Re: Alter column...using failure under 9.0.4 - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Björn Häuser
Subject Re: Alter column...using failure under 9.0.4
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Msg-id 4D57E612-6569-4817-ACC1-E55049AE4F1B@gmail.com
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In response to Alter column...using failure under 9.0.4  ("Edson Carlos Ericksson Richter" <richter@simkorp.com.br>)
Responses Re: Alter column...using failure under 9.0.4  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Hello,

you could check for indices or something like that.

Björn

Am 25.09.2011 um 17:17 schrieb Edson Carlos Ericksson Richter:

> Dear list,
>
> I’ve a strange issue here. I’ve a table that I’m sure the column type is boolean. I can see the datatype is boolean
onPgAdmin. 
>
> Nevertheless, when I issue this command
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> alter table usuario alter column ativo type smallint using (case when ativo then 1 else 0 end);
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I get the following error:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ERROR:  argument of IS FALSE must be type boolean, not type smallint
>
> ********** Error **********
>
> ERROR: argument of IS FALSE must be type boolean, not type smallint
> SQL state: 42804
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I already run Vacuum just to be sure, but still not working.
>
> I have a script with hundred similar lines (for other tables) without any error, just this table.
>
> Any hints?
>
>
> Edson Carlos Ericksson Richter
> SimKorp Infomática Ltda
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