Josh Trutwin <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I have a column in a table defined as type TEXT and I'd like to > convert to a TIME type - I tried this: > ALTER TABLE t1 ALTER COLUMN tcol TYPE TIME WITHOUT TIME ZONE; > which throws: > ERROR: column "tcol" cannot be cast to type "pg_catalog.time" You just need to cast it explicitly --- to prevent surprises, ALTER COLUMN TYPE won't implicitly do anything there's no implicit cast for. ALTER TABLE t1 ALTER COLUMN tcol TYPE TIME USING tcol::TIME; 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
