> SELECT language_text[1][1] AS language_code, > language[1][2] AS text > FROM language_text; They way we do that in GNUmed: select lookup_val, _(lookup_val) from lookup_table where ...; If you want to know how see here: http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/gnumed/gnumed/gnumed/server/sql/gmI18N.sql?rev=1.20&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup Feel free to ask for clarification. Karsten -- GPG key ID E4071346 @ wwwkeys.pgp.net E167 67FD A291 2BEA 73BD 4537 78B9 A9F9 E407 1346 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq