Re: Proposal for resolving casting issues - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject Re: Proposal for resolving casting issues
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Msg-id GNELIHDDFBOCMGBFGEFOEEFJCEAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au
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In response to Re: Proposal for resolving casting issues  ("Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
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Doh - I'm stupid.  Ignore my question :)

Helps if you spell 'average' as 'avg' :)

Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Christopher
> Kings-Lynne
> Sent: Friday, 20 September 2002 10:03 AM
> To: Tom Lane; Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD
> Cc: Bruce Momjian; pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Proposal for resolving casting issues 
> 
> 
> Will the new casting stuff address this kind of annoyance?
> 
> usa=# select average(octet_length(val)) from users_sessions;
> ERROR:  Function 'average(int4)' does not exist
>         Unable to identify a function that satisfies the given argument
> types
>         You may need to add explicit typecasts
> 
> Chris
> 
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