Thread: ERROR: malformed record literal: "",DETAIL: Missing left parenthesis?

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A question about: ERROR:  malformed record literal: ""
DETAIL:  Missing left parenthesis.

Can someone tell me what cause the error?

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Table z_drop;   Column    |          Type
-------------+------------------------ run_date    | character varying(128) adm_year    | character varying(4) adm_sess
  | character varying(1) faculty     | character varying(128) ac_cycle    | character varying(128) deg_code    |
charactervarying(128) discipline  | character varying(128) thesis      | character varying(128) elig_stype  | character
varying(128)stud_source | character varying(128) applied     | numeric reviewed    | numeric accepted    | numeric
confirmed  | numeric registered  | numeric hold        | numeric forward     | numeric refused     | numeric cancelled
| numeric other       | numeric pending     | numeric
 


PREPARE test(z_drop) AS  INSERT INTO z_drop VALUES  ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, 
$6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $20, 
$21) ;



EXECUTE test('', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '', 1, 1, '1', 
'0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0') ;




Thank you,
Emi


> A question about: ERROR: malformed record literal: ""
> DETAIL: Missing left parenthesis.
>
> Can someone tell me what cause the error?
>
> ========================
> Table z_drop;
> Column | Type
> -------------+------------------------
> run_date | character varying(128)
> adm_year | character varying(4)
> adm_sess | character varying(1)
> faculty | character varying(128)
> ac_cycle | character varying(128)
> deg_code | character varying(128)
> discipline | character varying(128)
> thesis | character varying(128)
> elig_stype | character varying(128)
> stud_source | character varying(128)
> applied | numeric
> reviewed | numeric
> accepted | numeric
> confirmed | numeric
> registered | numeric
> hold | numeric
> forward | numeric
> refused | numeric
> cancelled | numeric
> other | numeric
> pending | numeric
>
>
> PREPARE test(z_drop) AS INSERT INTO z_drop VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5,
> $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $20,
> $21) ;
I have fixed it.

It should not be z_drop, it should be real column names.

The mailing list email appears so slow :-( Only after 4 hours it show!

Emi


>
> EXECUTE test('', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '', 1, 1, '1',
> '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0') ;
>
>
>
>
> Thank you,
> Emi
>


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emilu@encs.concordia.ca        +1 514 848-2424 x5884


Re: ERROR: malformed record literal: "",DETAIL: Missing left parenthesis?

From
Adrian Klaver
Date:
On 07/06/2011 12:03 PM, Emi Lu wrote:
>
>> A question about: ERROR: malformed record literal: ""
>> DETAIL: Missing left parenthesis.
>>
>> Can someone tell me what cause the error?
>>
>> ========================
>> Table z_drop;
>> Column | Type
>> -------------+------------------------
>> run_date | character varying(128)
>> adm_year | character varying(4)
>> adm_sess | character varying(1)
>> faculty | character varying(128)
>> ac_cycle | character varying(128)
>> deg_code | character varying(128)
>> discipline | character varying(128)
>> thesis | character varying(128)
>> elig_stype | character varying(128)
>> stud_source | character varying(128)
>> applied | numeric
>> reviewed | numeric
>> accepted | numeric
>> confirmed | numeric
>> registered | numeric
>> hold | numeric
>> forward | numeric
>> refused | numeric
>> cancelled | numeric
>> other | numeric
>> pending | numeric
>>
>>
>> PREPARE test(z_drop) AS INSERT INTO z_drop VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5,
>> $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $20,
>> $21) ;
> I have fixed it.
>
> It should not be z_drop, it should be real column names.
>
> The mailing list email appears so slow :-( Only after 4 hours it show!

What happens if you do?:

PREPARE test AS INSERT ....

My rough guess is that z_drop is being applied to the first parameter only.

>
> Emi
>
>
>>
>> EXECUTE test('', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '', 1, 1, '1',
>> '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0') ;
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Emi
>>
>
>


-- 
Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@gmail.com