Re: Using upper() / decode() together - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Ross Gohlke
Subject Re: Using upper() / decode() together
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Msg-id 50385.4.62.156.229.1109649248.squirrel@4.62.156.229
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In response to Re: Using upper() / decode() together  ("Sean Davis" <sdavis2@mail.nih.gov>)
Responses Please help
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I get this error:

ERROR:  cannot cast type bytea to character varying

Any ideas?

> Does doing something like (untested):
>
> SELECT * from table where upper(decode(field,'base64')::varchar) like
upper('%sometext%');
>
> work for you?
>
> Sean
>

Ross Gohlke
ross at grinz dot com






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