Re: incorrect syntax for 'plpgsql' function to test boolean values

From: John DeSoi <desoi(at)pgedit(dot)com>
To: fmiddleton(at)verizon(dot)net
Cc: "'pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org' SQL" <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: incorrect syntax for 'plpgsql' function to test boolean values
Date: 2005-08-07 03:18:20
Message-ID: 9F3785BD-3C92-47DE-B340-0C4572F1ACCB@pgedit.com
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On Aug 6, 2005, at 10:52 PM, Ferindo Middleton Jr wrote:

> ERROR: operator does not exist: boolean == boolean
> HINT: No operator matches the given name and argument type(s). You
> may need to add explicit type casts.
> CONTEXT: SQL statement "SELECT (( $1 == true) && ( $2 == true))"
> PL/pgSQL function
> "trigger_insert_update_registration_and_attendance" line 13 at if
>
> What is wrong with my syntax above?
>

Too much C programming :). You just want a single equal sign.

select true = true;
?column?
----------
t
(1 row)

John DeSoi, Ph.D.
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