Re: Insert UUID GEN 4 Value

On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 12:06 PM, Rob Sargent <robjsargent(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

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> On May 30, 2018, at 9:57 PM, tango ward <tangoward15(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 11:53 AM, tango ward <tangoward15(at)gmail(dot)com>
> wrote:
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>> On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 11:51 AM, Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>
>> wrote:
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>>> tango ward wrote:
>>> > I found this:
>>> >
>>> > CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp";
>>> > SELECT uuid_generate_v4();
>>> >
>>> > My problem is I have a table like this:
>>> > CREATE TABLE enrollmentinfo (
>>> > id integer NOT NULL,
>>> > created timestamp with time zone NOT NULL,
>>> > modified timestamp with time zone NOT NULL,
>>> > secure_id uuid NOT NULL,
>>> > relationship character varying(50) NOT NULL,
>>> > tuition_bill character varying(255) NOT NULL
>>> > );
>>> >
>>> > Now I need to insert data into this table, I just don't know if I can
>>> use something like this
>>> > "INSERT INTO enrollmentinfo (current_timestamp, current_timestamp,
>>> uuid_generate_v4(), '', '');
>>> > I haven't tried this but also not sure if I can call the function
>>> inside INSERT.
>>>
>>> Why didn't you try it?
>>>
>>> I see no problem with that.
>>>
>>> Yours,
>>> Laurenz Albe
>>> --
>>> Cybertec | https://www.cybertec-postgresql.com
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Okay I will try it.
>>
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> When I tried it, I am getting an error: Invalid input syntax for UUID:
> uuid_generate_v4(),
>
> What do you get from
> Select uuid_generate_v4();
>

If I try these in psql, CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp"; SELECT
uuid_generate_v4();

I am getting the generated code but I dunno how to use this in INSERT
statement. I am getting an error of invalid input systex for UUID.