2013/8/23, Mikhail Puzanov <misha.puzanov@xxxxxxxxx>: > Hello, > > I need to convert the set of ipv6 addresses stored as numerics > (by historical reasons mostly) to inet type. > > Something like > '0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0'::inet + 55831599345971591062080247067748335616::bigint > apparently doesn't work as the number added is too big to be converted to > bigint. > > Is there any reasonable way to do it in sql/pgplsql? > >From manual: bigint 8 bytes large-range integer -9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/datatype-numeric.html#DATATYPE-INT So 55831599345971591062080247067748335616 is out-of-range for a bigint. Osvaldo -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general