Re: More outdated examples

I can find no suitable replacement for this example. Can anyone else?

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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> This example in User's Guide section 7.2 doesn't work anymore at all:
>
> tgl=> select @ text '-4.5' as "abs";
> abs
> -----
> 4.5
> (1 row)
>
> What really happens is this:
>
> => select @ text '-4.5' as "abs";
> ERROR: Unable to identify a prefix operator '@' for type 'text'
> You may need to add parentheses or an explicit cast
>
> Again, delete or new example?
>
> --
> Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net
>
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