Thread: updating elements of an array which is part of a composite type?

How do I update the elements of an array when the array is part of a
composite type?

If I type:

  update mytable set (mytype).myarray[1]='whatever' where ...;

I get :

ERROR: syntax error at or near "(" at character ...

indicating that the first bracket is not acceptable.

I have no trouble selecting via:

   select (mytype).myarray[1] from mytable;

Thanks for any help.
Celia McInnis

On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 09:54:38AM -0500, Celia McInnis wrote:
>
> How do I update the elements of an array when the array is part of a
> composite type?
>
> If I type:
>
>   update mytable set (mytype).myarray[1]='whatever' where ...;
>
> I get :
>
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "(" at character ...

Remove the parentheses:

UPDATE mytable SET mytype.myarray[1] = 'whatever' WHERE ...;

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Michael Fuhr
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