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#1 (**permalink**) 04-09-2008, 06:14 AM

Hi

I am trying to append text onto the end of a text variable.

I have the text variable P_IDT_ID, I want to add the letter S to the end of it, so I tried the following line in my code:

P_IDT_ID := P_IDT_ID && cast(''S'' as text);

However, I got the following error message:

ERROR: operator does not exist: text && text
HINT: No operator matches the given name and argument type(s). You may need to add explicit type casts.
CONTEXT: SQL statement "SELECT $1 && cast('S' as text)"
PL/pgSQL function "f_create_index_currency_inversion" line 28 at assignment

Note I am using PL/pgSQL.

Can you help?

Thanks
Adam

Adam Lawrence
Mediasculpt

Direct Line: +64 6 3546038
Email: adam@mediasculpt.com

#2 (**permalink**) 04-09-2008, 06:14 AM

decibel=# select 'moo' || 'cow';
moocow

decibel=#

What database uses &&? Access? I seem to recall seeing that somewhere
before, but don't remember where...

Note that || is ANSI SQL.

On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 11:30:53AM +1300, Adam Lawrence wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am trying to append text onto the end of a text variable.
>
> I have the text variable P_IDT_ID, I want to add the letter S to the end of it, so I tried the following line in my code:
>
> P_IDT_ID := P_IDT_ID && cast(''S'' as text);
>
> However, I got the following error message:
>
> ERROR: operator does not exist: text && text
> HINT: No operator matches the given name and argument type(s). You may need to add explicit type casts.
> CONTEXT: SQL statement "SELECT $1 && cast('S' as text)"
> PL/pgSQL function "f_create_index_currency_inversion" line 28 at assignment
>
> Note I am using PL/pgSQL.
>
>
> Can you help?
>
> Thanks
> Adam
>
> Adam Lawrence
> Mediasculpt
>
> Direct Line: +64 6 3546038
> Email: adam@mediasculpt.com

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#3 (**permalink**) 04-09-2008, 06:14 AM

On Wed, 2005-10-05 at 17:30, Adam Lawrence wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am trying to append text onto the end of a text variable.
>
> I have the text variable P_IDT_ID, I want to add the letter S to the
> end of it, so I tried the following line in my code:
>
> P_IDT_ID := P_IDT_ID && cast(''S'' as text);
>
> However, I got the following error message:
>
> ERROR: operator does not exist: text && text
> HINT: No operator matches the given name and argument type(s). You
> may need to add explicit type casts.
> CONTEXT: SQL statement "SELECT $1 && cast('S' as text)"
> PL/pgSQL function "f_create_index_currency_inversion" line 28 at
> assignment

Did you try using the || concatenation operator there?

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#4 (**permalink**) 04-09-2008, 06:14 AM

On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 11:30:53AM +1300, Adam Lawrence wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am trying to append text onto the end of a text variable.
>
> I have the text variable P_IDT_ID, I want to add the letter S to the end of it, so I tried the following line in my code:
>
> P_IDT_ID := P_IDT_ID && cast(''S'' as text);

Try standard SQL:

P_IDT_ID || cast(''S'' as text)

Hope this helps,
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