How to set alias data type? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Shaozhong SHI
Subject How to set alias data type?
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Msg-id CA+i5JwbTxucfSepExn4JOSSWsXwaD=3bZVgh__u5O3WjJdNWSQ@mail.gmail.com
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Responses Re: How to set alias data type?  (hubert depesz lubaczewski <depesz@depesz.com>)
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select 'Total' as Total generate result that set Total as a column name with unknown type

When trying to cast
select 'Total' as Total:: text 

It simply does not work.

Regards,

David

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