Hi,<tt></tt><p><tt>There are some VARCHAR built-in functions, but I can't use them...</tt><tt></tt><p><tt>hygea=>
\dfvarchar</tt><br /><tt>result |function |arguments |description</tt><br
/><tt>-------+---------------+--------------+---------------------</tt><br/><tt>bool |varchareq |varchar
varcha|equal</tt><br/><tt>bool |varcharge |varchar varcha|greater-than-or-equal</tt><br /><tt>bool
|varchargt |varchar varcha|greater-than</tt><br /><tt>bool |varcharle |varchar
varcha|less-than-or-equal</tt><br/><tt>bool |varcharlt |varchar varcha|less-than</tt><br /><tt>bool
|varcharne |varchar varcha|not equal</tt><br /><tt>int4 |varcharcmp |varchar
varcha|less-equal-greater</tt><br/><tt>int4 |varcharlen |varchar |character length</tt><br /><tt>int4
|varcharoctetlen|varchar |octet length</tt><br /><tt>varchar|varchar |name |convert</tt><br
/><tt>varchar|varchar |varchar int4 |</tt><br /><tt>(11 rows)</tt><tt></tt><p><tt>hygea=> select
varchar('boo'::varchar,12);</tt><br/><tt>ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "'"</tt><br /><tt>hygea=> select
varchar('boo'::name);</tt><br/><tt>ERROR: parser: parse error at or near
"'"</tt><tt></tt><p> - Jose' - <br />