Re: Fatal error when not numeric value - PostgreSQL 9.2

On 02/03/2016 03:09 PM, drum(dot)lucas(at)gmail(dot)com wrote:
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>
> On 4 February 2016 at 12:03, David G. Johnston
> <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com <mailto:david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>> wrote:
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> On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 3:48 PM, drum(dot)lucas(at)gmail(dot)com
> <mailto:drum(dot)lucas(at)gmail(dot)com> <drum(dot)lucas(at)gmail(dot)com
> <mailto:drum(dot)lucas(at)gmail(dot)com>>wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Below is an example of the auto-generated update query, with
> client-supplied keys (_iid). There's a fatal error when _iid is
> not numeric. However; this should accept any value.
>
> *Question:* How could I do something that would allow _iid to be
> more than just an INT?
>
> |WITH in_rows AS(SELECT CAST(customer_id ASBIGINT),
> csv_data, freshbooks_id, myob_id,
> ppy_id, qb_id, xero_id, _iid
> FROM(VALUES('3905',E'\x1A',E'\x1A','c59894c-142b6',E'\x1A',E'\x1A',E'\x1A','44'),('39107',E'\x1A',E'\x1A','6260-2ba1',E'\x1A',E'\x1A',E'\x1A','65e-0f0d-49b4-9ac1-a8752ba1'),|
>
> |Thank you|
> |Lucas|
>
>
> ​You have a fatal error because the query you provided is
> malformed. Send something that works, and provokes the relevant
> error, and we might be able to help.
>
> David J.
> ​
>
>
> QUERY:
>
> |WITHin_rows AS(SELECTCAST(customer_id
> ASBIGINT),csv_data,freshbooks_id,myob_id,ppy_id,qb_id,xero_id,_iid
> FROM(VALUES('3915105',E'\x1A',E'\x1A','c59894cb-0ffe-4ad6-823d-73c1392142b6',E'\x1A',E'\x1A',E'\x1A','44'),('3915135',E'\x1A',E'\x1A','fe88ff8f-6b4d-4e3d-8020-3475a101d25e',E'\x1A',E'\x1A',E'\x1A','fe88ff8f-6b4d-4e3d-8020-3475a101d25e'),)ASid(customer_id,csv_data,freshbooks_id,myob_id,ppy_id,qb_id,xero_id,_iid)),id_overlays
> AS(SELECTir.customer_id,(tt.customer_id
> ISNOTNULL)AStt_matched,(CASEWHEN(ir.csv_data ::TEXT
> =E'\x1A')THENtt.csv_data ::TEXT ELSENULLIF(ir.csv_data
> ::TEXT,E'\x18')END)AScsv_data,(CASEWHEN(ir.freshbooks_id ::TEXT
> =E'\x1A')THENtt.freshbooks_id ::TEXT ELSENULLIF(ir.freshbooks_id
> ::TEXT,E'\x18')END)ASfreshbooks_id,(CASEWHEN(ir.myob_id ::TEXT
> =E'\x1A')THENtt.myob_id ::TEXT ELSENULLIF(ir.myob_id
> ::TEXT,E'\x18')END)ASmyob_id,(CASEWHEN(ir.ppy_id ::TEXT
> =E'\x1A')THENtt.ppy_id ::TEXT ELSENULLIF(ir.ppy_id
> ::TEXT,E'\x18')END)ASppy_id,(CASEWHEN(ir.qb_id ::TEXT
> =E'\x1A')THENtt.qb_id ::TEXT ELSENULLIF(ir.qb_id
> ::TEXT,E'\x18')END)ASqb_id,(CASEWHEN(ir.xero_id ::TEXT
> =E'\x1A')THENtt.xero_id ::TEXT ELSENULLIF(ir.xero_id
> ::TEXT,E'\x18')END)ASxero_id,ir._iid ::TEXT AS_iid FROMin_rows ASir

Well above you are turning _iid into ::TEXT which is fine, though(as
David pointed out) the receiving field should be that type also. So the
problem is not your casting of _iid it is where you are sending that value.

> LEFTJOINintegrations.customers AStt
> USING(customer_id))SELECTio.customer_id,io._iid,io.tt_matched,((io.csv_data
> ISNOTNULL)OR(io.freshbooks_id ISNOTNULL)OR(io.myob_id
> ISNOTNULL)OR(io.ppy_id ISNOTNULL)OR(io.qb_id ISNOTNULL)OR(io.xero_id
> ISNOTNULL))AStt_stays FROMid_overlays ASio;|
>
> ERROR:
>
> |ERROR:invalid input syntax
> forinteger:"fe88ff8f-6b4d-4e3d-8020-3475a101d25e"at character 419|
>
>
> Sorry about the missing data.
> If you need something else let me know.

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Adrian Klaver
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