Robert Osowiecki <robson@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Anyone could explain to me, why cast(3.33 to int) works (from float, I > suppose) but cast('3.33' to int) (from text) does not? The latter is not really a cast; it's an invocation of the int datatype's input function. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly