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* Datetime conversion in WHERE clause
@ 2004-09-09 14:23 Philippe Lang <philippe.lang@attiksystem.ch>
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From: Philippe Lang @ 2004-09-09 14:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-sql
Hello,
I'm converting a varchar to a date in a search routine which looks like:
----------------------------------------------
CREATE FUNCTION public.search_data(varchar)
RETURNS SETOF foo1 AS
'
SELECT DISTINCT
foo1.*
FROM foo1
LEFT JOIN foo2
ON foo2.fk = foo1.pk
WHERE
lower(foo1.text_data1) LIKE lower($1)
OR lower(foo1.text_data2) LIKE lower($1)
OR foo1.date_data = $1::text:date
OR lower(foo2.text_data3) LIKE lower($1)
OR lower(foo2.text_data4) LIKE lower($1)
'
LANGUAGE 'sql' VOLATILE;
----------------------------------------------
The problem with the ::text::date conversion is that the whole function
fails if the search string parameter cannot be converted into a valid
date, like 'test%', for example, which is valid for the other text
fields.
Is there a way to force the date conversion to fail sliently, and simply
return a null in case the parameter is not a valid date?
Thanks
Philippe Lang
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* Re: Datetime conversion in WHERE clause
@ 2004-09-09 18:42 Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
parent: Philippe Lang <philippe.lang@attiksystem.ch>
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From: Josh Berkus @ 2004-09-09 18:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Philippe Lang <philippe.lang@attiksystem.ch>; pgsql-sql
Philippe,
> Is there a way to force the date conversion to fail sliently, and simply
> return a null in case the parameter is not a valid date?
You'd need to write a custom function, using an external language that allows
you to test for valid date values. I prefer using PL/perlU with
Date::Manip, but use what you like.
--
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco
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