Hello
2009/1/6 Gurjeet Singh <singh.gurjeet@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Q1: select '' union all select ''
> Q2: select '' union all select * from (select '' ) as s
>
> version: PostgreSQL 8.3.1, compiled by Visual C++ build 1400
>
> Hi All,
>
> Q1 works just fine, but Q2 fails with:
>
> ERROR: failed to find conversion function from "unknown" to text
>
> Q2 is a generalization of a huge query we are facing, which we cannot
> modify. I don't think this is a 'removed-casts' problem generally faced in
> 8.3, but I may be wrong. Will adding some cast resolve this?
yes
postgres=# select '' union all select * from (select ''::text ) as s;
?column?
----------
(2 rows)
regards
Pavel Stehule
>
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