From: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>
To: mlong@datalong.com
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Function returns error
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 16:38:42 +0100
Message-ID: <40C88082.2070307@archonet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49717.161.88.255.139.1086879689.squirrel@datalong.com>
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<20040610160627.B1308@hermes.hilbert.loc>
<49717.161.88.255.139.1086879689.squirrel@datalong.com>
Michael Long wrote:
> ERROR: operator does not exist: character varying == "unknown"
> HINT: No operator matches the given name and argument type(s). You may need to add
> explicit type casts.
> CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function "building_insert" line 14 at if
Common mistake, still make it myself on occasion. The '==' operator
doesn't exist in plpgsql, you should use '=' when comparing and ':=' for
assignment.
HTH
--
Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd
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