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To: Matthew Peter <survivedsushi@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: delete item[5] from varchar[] array??? 
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Matthew Peter <survivedsushi@yahoo.com> writes:
> How is it possible to delete an item from a single
> dimension varchar[] array?

AFAIR there is no built-in function for this, but it seems like you
could write a generic polymorphic function for it easily enough.

			regards, tom lane