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From Robert.Farrugia@go.com.mt
Subject Inserting values in arrays
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Msg-id OF96764BBA.060DB4E6-ONC1256FC4.0061C3D4-C1256FC4.00623B75@go.com.mt
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Responses Re: Inserting values in arrays  (Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>)
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<br /><font face="sans-serif" size="2">I have the following issue.</font><br /><br /><font face="sans-serif"
size="2">Giventhe following tables:</font><br /><br /><font face="sans-serif" size="2">CREATE TABLE test ( details
varchar[]);</font><br/><font face="sans-serif" size="2">CREATE TABLE test2 ( textvalue1 varchar, textvalue2
varchar);</font><br/><font face="sans-serif" size="2">INSERT INTO test2 VALUES ('Hello1', 'World1');</font><br /><font
face="sans-serif"size="2">INSERT INTO test2 VALUES ('hello2', 'World2');</font><br /><br /><font face="sans-serif"
size="2">Iwould like to insert a row in test for each row of the test2 table i.e.</font><br /><font face="sans-serif"
size="2">INSERTINTO test (details) SELECT test2.textvalue1, test2.textvalue2 FROM test2</font><br /><br /><font
face="sans-serif"size="2">and I am expecting the following rows in test</font><br /><font face="sans-serif"
size="2">{'Hello1','World1'}</font><br /><font face="sans-serif" size="2">{'Hello2', 'World2'}</font><br /><br /><font
face="sans-serif"size="2">The above syntax is giving an error.  How can this be done in postgres ?</font><br /><br
/><fontface="sans-serif" size="2">Postgres version I am using is 7.3.4</font><br /><br /><font face="sans-serif"
size="2">Regards<br/> Robert</font> 

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