Yes, thanks - that's nicer - I am now using:
insert into t_array select array[data_comp]::mytype[] from t_composite;
insert into t_array select array[data_comp]::mytype[] from t_composite;
On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 5:25 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 2:16 PM, Celia McInnis <celia.mcinnis@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Got it, finally...
>> insert into t_array select array[row((data_comp).*)::mytype[] from
>> t_composite;
>>
>> I'm not sure why I need (data_comp).* rather than some of the other things
>> that I tried and failed with...
> The unusual set of parentheses are so the parser interprets data_comp is
> a column and not a table. Usually one write SELECT tbl.* FROM tbl so that
> is the assumed meaning of "name".*
If data_comp is a column of a composite type, you probably don't need all
that notation anyway --- seems like array[data_comp::my_type] or
array[data_comp]::my_type[] ought to work.
regards, tom lane
