Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Bob Pawley <rjpawley@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> I'm not sure what you mean. >> _base -- not base -- is the column name. > oops. anyways, the important point is on the right side of the equals sign. > Update library.compare set _base[2] = 2 where process_id = 2; Right. If you assign to _base[2], you must provide a single numeric value. Not a one-element array. OTOH, if you were to assign to _base[2:2] (an array slice containing just that one element), you must provide a one-element numeric array on the righthand side. So if there's some reason why you need to write '{2}' and not just '2', you can accommodate that by adjusting what you're assigning to. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general