Re: CAST and timestamp

Tom Lane wrote:

>"Keith Worthington" <keithw@narrowpathinc.com> writes:
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>>IPADB=# SELECT CAST(scan_date || scan_time AS timestamp) AS datetime_timestamp
>>FROM data_transfer.tbl_inventory_scanner;
>>ERROR:  Cannot cast type character to timestamp without time zone
>>
>>
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>>IPADB=# SELECT employee_id, item_id, CAST(quantity AS float4) AS quantity FROM
>>data_transfer.tbl_inventory_scanner;
>>ERROR:  Cannot cast type character varying to real
>>
>>
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>Try casting the inputs to type "text" and then to timestamp or real.
>
>            regards, tom lane
>
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Tom,

Are you saying that I should try something like

CAST( CAST( quantity AS text ) AS float4) AS quantity

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Kind Regards,
Keith