Re: [HACKERS] varchar function

> I'm trying to create a varchar(float8) to cast float to varchar but I
> can't create it.
> --Any ideas ?

>From the current development tree (I'm pretty sure; may not have
committed everything yet):

postgres=> select varchar('123'::float8);
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "'"
postgres=> select varchar(float8 '123');
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "float8"
postgres=> select (float8 '123')::varchar;
?column?
--------
     123
(1 row)

It seems that there are some problems with calls to functions named
varchar().

                         - Tom