Trying to update a box data type column

From: Yonatan Ben-Nes <yonatan(at)epoch(dot)co(dot)il>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Trying to update a box data type column
Date: 2006-05-23 17:13:08
Message-ID: 447342A4.6000603@epoch.co.il
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Hi all,

I got the following table:

CREATE TABLE treecategory (
nleft INT4 NOT NULL,
nright INT4 NOT NULL,
box BOX NOT NULL
);

I can't figure out how I can update the box column using the values at
the nleft & nright columns.

For example if I try:
UPDATE treecategory SET box =
'('||"nleft"||','||"nright"||'),('||"nleft"||','||"nright"||')';
ERROR: column "box" is of type box but expression is of type text
HINT: You will need to rewrite or cast the expression.

And if I try to cast type text to box I get:
ERROR: cannot cast type text to box

How can I solve this problem?

Thanks in advance,
Ben-Nes Yonatan
http://www.epoch.co.il

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