From: Marcin Krawczyk <jankes.mk@gmail.com>
To: Mario Splivalo <mario.splivalo@megafon.hr>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org <pgsql-sql@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: Trapping 'invalid input syntax for integer'
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:54:47 +0200
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Hi, I believe you're looking for invalid_text_representation.
EXCEPTION WHEN invalid_text_representation THEN
regards
mk
2009/9/10 Mario Splivalo <mario.splivalo@megafon.hr>
> Is there a way to trap this error in plpgsql code?
>
> I have a function that accepts integer and character varying. Inside
> that function I need to cast that varchar to integer. Of course,
> sometimes that is not possible.
> When I run function like that, I get this errror:
>
> fidel=# select * from get_account_info_by_tan(1, 'mario');
> ERROR: invalid input syntax for integer: "mario"
> CONTEXT: SQL statement "SELECT user_id FROM user_tans WHERE user_tan =
> $1 ::bigint"
> PL/pgSQL function "get_account_info_by_tan" line 8 at assignment
>
> Now, I know I could change the SELECT so it looks like:
>
> SELECT user_id FROM user_tans WHERE user_tan::varchar = $1
>
> But, is there a way to trap above error usin EXCEPTION WHEN keyword in
> plpgsql?
>
> Mike
>
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