Re: How to make the generate_series to generate the letter series? - Mailing list pgsql-general

2023年5月29日(月) 12:39 Wen Yi <896634148@qq.com>:
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> Hi team,
> when I study the generate_series function, I found that it can not only generate the number series but also can
generatethe date series.(ref: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/functions-srf.html) 
> That means I can make the generate_series to generate the letter series.
>
> So I try this command (I guess I can follow the ascil code rule to complete this work):
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> # SELECT * FROM generate_series('a'::int, 'z'::int, 1);
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> But the postgres reply me a error, because the 'a' can't translate into 'integer' type.
>
> Can someone provide me a better solution?
> Thanks in advance!

SELECT chr(x + 96) FROM generate_series(1, 26) x

Regards

Ian Barwick