Thread: Upgrade 8.3

I am running the following query

update tempportfwdconnectiona set srcid=interface.objectid from
interface where tempportfwdconnectiona.hostid=interface.host and
tempportfwdconnectiona.spantreeport=interface.stpport

For application reasons the spantreeport in one table is a text field
and an integer in the other.

I am getting a cast error when I run this query which did work 8.2x, I
can't make both fields the same type is there any work around any body
can suggest.

I tried creating  a cast but the interface function text_int no longer
exists.


Regards
E.J. Moloney

E.J. Moloney wrote:
> I am running the following query
>
> update tempportfwdconnectiona set srcid=interface.objectid from
> interface where tempportfwdconnectiona.hostid=interface.host and
> tempportfwdconnectiona.spantreeport=interface.stpport
>
> For application reasons the spantreeport in one table is a text field
> and an integer in the other.
>
> I am getting a cast error when I run this query which did work 8.2x, I
> can't make both fields the same type is there any work around any body
> can suggest.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/release-8-3.html#AEN85822

Try using an explicit cast, like CAST(spantreeport AS text) OR
CAST(spantreeport AS integer) .

--
Craig Ringer

E.J. Moloney escribió:
> I am running the following query
>
> update tempportfwdconnectiona set srcid=interface.objectid from
> interface where tempportfwdconnectiona.hostid=interface.host and
> tempportfwdconnectiona.spantreeport=interface.stpport
>
> For application reasons the spantreeport in one table is a text field
> and an integer in the other.
>
> I am getting a cast error when I run this query which did work 8.2x, I
> can't make both fields the same type is there any work around any body
> can suggest.
>
> I tried creating  a cast but the interface function text_int no longer
> exists.
>
>
> Regards
> E.J. Moloney
>
>
Cast one to the other type

Considering stpport as integer you could

update tempportfwdconnectiona set srcid=interface.objectid from
interface where tempportfwdconnectiona.hostid=interface.host and
tempportfwdconnectiona.spantreeport=interface.stpport::text