Re: Using CTID system column as a "temporary" primary key

CAST seems to do the job so that's a good solution here.

Seb
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Cc: Geoff Winkless <pgsqladmin@geoff.dj>; pgsql-general <pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: Using CTID system column as a "temporary" primary key

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> On Mar 28, 2023, at 03:39, Sebastien Flaesch <sebastien.flaesch@4js.com> wrote:
> Do I have to cast() ?

Yes:

        select * from t where ctid='(0,1)'::tid;

The string representation can be up to 17 characters: 10 for the page number, 4 for the tuple number, and three for the delimiters.

Remember that updating a row changes its CTID.