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* CONCAT function equivalent
@ 2014-05-17 14:20 Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
  2014-05-17 15:03 ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent David G Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
  2014-05-17 20:04 ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent Korry Douglas <korry.douglas@enterprisedb.com>
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From: Fabian Santiago @ 2014-05-17 14:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pgsql-admin

Hello,

Is there an equivalent command (string) for this example:

UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'default_language:',
defaultlanguage, ';');

that works and accomplishes the same thing in postgresql v8.4? Thanks.

-- 
Sincerely,

Fabian S.

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* Re: CONCAT function equivalent
  2014-05-17 14:20 CONCAT function equivalent Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
@ 2014-05-17 15:03 ` David G Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
  2014-05-18 01:02   ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread

From: David G Johnston @ 2014-05-17 15:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pgsql-admin

Fabian Santiago wrote
> Hello,
> 
> Is there an equivalent command (string) for this example:
> 
> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'default_language:',
> defaultlanguage, ';');
> 
> that works and accomplishes the same thing in postgresql v8.4? Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Fabian S.

Not in core or contrib

Could write one relatively easily in 9.0 but not sure how you'd manage in
8.4

8.4 is also going out of support soon

Coalesce and || are your tools if you stick to 8.4

David J.





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* Re: CONCAT function equivalent
  2014-05-17 14:20 CONCAT function equivalent Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
  2014-05-17 15:03 ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent David G Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
@ 2014-05-18 01:02   ` Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
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From: Fabian Santiago @ 2014-05-18 01:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David G Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>; +Cc: pgsql-admin

I upgraded to v9.1 and that solved a lot of my hurt. Thanks.



On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 11:03 AM, David G Johnston <
david.g.johnston@gmail.com> wrote:

> Fabian Santiago wrote
> > Hello,
> >
> > Is there an equivalent command (string) for this example:
> >
> > UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'default_language:',
> > defaultlanguage, ';');
> >
> > that works and accomplishes the same thing in postgresql v8.4? Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Fabian S.
>
> Not in core or contrib
>
> Could write one relatively easily in 9.0 but not sure how you'd manage in
> 8.4
>
> 8.4 is also going out of support soon
>
> Coalesce and || are your tools if you stick to 8.4
>
> David J.
>
>
>
>
>
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Fabian S.
862-432-2373

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* Re: CONCAT function equivalent
  2014-05-17 14:20 CONCAT function equivalent Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
@ 2014-05-17 20:04 ` Korry Douglas <korry.douglas@enterprisedb.com>
  2014-05-17 21:18   ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
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From: Korry Douglas @ 2014-05-17 20:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>; +Cc: pgsql-admin

> Is there an equivalent command (string) for this example:
>
> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'default_language:', 
> defaultlanguage, ';');
>
> that works and accomplishes the same thing in postgresql v8.4? Thanks.

The concatenation operator is available in 8.4, is there some reason 
that won't work for you?

    UPDATE domain SET settings = settings || 'default_language:' ||
    defaultlanguage || ';';


    -- Korry

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* Re: CONCAT function equivalent
  2014-05-17 14:20 CONCAT function equivalent Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
  2014-05-17 20:04 ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent Korry Douglas <korry.douglas@enterprisedb.com>
@ 2014-05-17 21:18   ` Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
  2014-05-17 22:41     ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent David G Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
  2014-05-18 00:01     ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread

From: Fabian Santiago @ 2014-05-17 21:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Korry Douglas <korry.douglas@enterprisedb.com>; +Cc: pgsql-admin

Thanks Korry,

I think that's a step in the right direction but I'm not quite there yet.
I'm trying to run this series of commands:

sql> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'default_language:',
defaultlanguage, ';');
sql> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings,
'default_user_quota:', defaultuserquota, ';');
sql> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'default_groups:',
defaultuseraliases, ';');
sql> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'min_passwd_length:',
minpasswordlength, ';');
sql> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'max_passwd_length:',
maxpasswordlength, ';');
sql> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings,
'disabled_domain_profiles:', disableddomainprofiles, ';');
sql> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings,
'disabled_user_profiles:', disableduserprofiles, ';');


When I did it this way:

 UPDATE domain SET settings =
('default_language:en_US;default_user_quota:10240;default_groups:;min_passwd_length:0;max_passwd_length:0;disabled_domain_profiles:;disabled_user_profiles:;');

It created one line in the column with everything strung together.

I'm trying to get everything into individual lines. When I run separate
statements using your approach, it created two lines (I think because one
of the other tables, defaultuserquota, contained two values itself.

So I'm still stuck. Does anyone else have any clues? Or am I totally
mis-thinking this completely? Thanks.

- Fabian S.



On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Korry Douglas <
korry.douglas@enterprisedb.com> wrote:

>  Is there an equivalent command (string) for this example:
>
>  UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'default_language:',
> defaultlanguage, ';');
>
>  that works and accomplishes the same thing in postgresql v8.4? Thanks.
>
>
> The concatenation operator is available in 8.4, is there some reason that
> won't work for you?
>
> UPDATE domain SET settings = settings || 'default_language:' ||
> defaultlanguage || ';';
>
>
> -- Korry
>
>


-- 
Sincerely,

Fabian S.
862-432-2373

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* Re: CONCAT function equivalent
  2014-05-17 14:20 CONCAT function equivalent Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
  2014-05-17 20:04 ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent Korry Douglas <korry.douglas@enterprisedb.com>
  2014-05-17 21:18   ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
@ 2014-05-17 22:41     ` David G Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
  2014-05-18 01:01       ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread

From: David G Johnston @ 2014-05-17 22:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pgsql-admin

Fabian Santiago wrote
> It created one line in the column with everything strung together.

And why would you expect anything different? If you want embedded newlines
you need to add them yourself during the concatenation.

See my post on the -novice list where you also posted this same original
question.

David J.



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* Re: CONCAT function equivalent
  2014-05-17 14:20 CONCAT function equivalent Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
  2014-05-17 20:04 ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent Korry Douglas <korry.douglas@enterprisedb.com>
  2014-05-17 21:18   ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
  2014-05-17 22:41     ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent David G Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
@ 2014-05-18 01:01       ` Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
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From: Fabian Santiago @ 2014-05-18 01:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David G Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>; +Cc: pgsql-admin

Thanks David. You were right. It is what I should have expected. I figured
it all out finally. Thanks for your guidance.


On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 6:41 PM, David G Johnston <
david.g.johnston@gmail.com> wrote:

> Fabian Santiago wrote
> > It created one line in the column with everything strung together.
>
> And why would you expect anything different? If you want embedded newlines
> you need to add them yourself during the concatenation.
>
> See my post on the -novice list where you also posted this same original
> question.
>
> David J.
>
>
>
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Fabian S.
862-432-2373

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* Re: CONCAT function equivalent
  2014-05-17 14:20 CONCAT function equivalent Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
  2014-05-17 20:04 ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent Korry Douglas <korry.douglas@enterprisedb.com>
  2014-05-17 21:18   ` Re: CONCAT function equivalent Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
@ 2014-05-18 00:01     ` Fabian Santiago <fabian.santiago@gmail.com>
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From: Fabian Santiago @ 2014-05-18 00:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Korry Douglas <korry.douglas@enterprisedb.com>; +Cc: pgsql-admin

Thanks Korry,

After much investigation, your example:

UPDATE domain SET settings = settings || 'default_language:' ||
defaultlanguage || ';';

gave me what I was looking for after all. at first i didn't think so but
after looking into it further (and a few smoke breaks to clear the head), i
discovered it was correct. Thanks a lot.

- Fabian S.



On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Fabian Santiago
<fabian.santiago@gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks Korry,
>
> I think that's a step in the right direction but I'm not quite there yet.
> I'm trying to run this series of commands:
>
> sql> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'default_language:', defaultlanguage, ';');
> sql> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'default_user_quota:', defaultuserquota, ';');
> sql> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'default_groups:', defaultuseraliases, ';');
> sql> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'min_passwd_length:', minpasswordlength, ';');
> sql> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'max_passwd_length:', maxpasswordlength, ';');
> sql> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'disabled_domain_profiles:', disableddomainprofiles, ';');
> sql> UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'disabled_user_profiles:', disableduserprofiles, ';');
>
>
> When I did it this way:
>
>  UPDATE domain SET settings =
> ('default_language:en_US;default_user_quota:10240;default_groups:;min_passwd_length:0;max_passwd_length:0;disabled_domain_profiles:;disabled_user_profiles:;');
>
> It created one line in the column with everything strung together.
>
> I'm trying to get everything into individual lines. When I run separate
> statements using your approach, it created two lines (I think because one
> of the other tables, defaultuserquota, contained two values itself.
>
> So I'm still stuck. Does anyone else have any clues? Or am I totally
> mis-thinking this completely? Thanks.
>
> - Fabian S.
>
>
>
> On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Korry Douglas <
> korry.douglas@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
>
>>  Is there an equivalent command (string) for this example:
>>
>>  UPDATE domain SET settings=CONCAT(settings, 'default_language:',
>> defaultlanguage, ';');
>>
>>  that works and accomplishes the same thing in postgresql v8.4? Thanks.
>>
>>
>> The concatenation operator is available in 8.4, is there some reason that
>> won't work for you?
>>
>> UPDATE domain SET settings = settings || 'default_language:' ||
>> defaultlanguage || ';';
>>
>>
>> -- Korry
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Sincerely,
>
> Fabian S.
> 862-432-2373
>



-- 
Sincerely,

Fabian S.
862-432-2373

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