use a cast type
create table test(
id numeric
);
insert into test values(1);
insert into test values(2);
select id from test;
id(numeric)
----
1
2
(2 rows)
select id::varchar from test;
or
select cast(id as varchar) from test
id(varchar)
----
1
2
(2 rows)
--- On Mon, 5/4/09, JORGE MALDONADO <jorgemal1960@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: JORGE MALDONADO <jorgemal1960@gmail.com>
> Subject: [NOVICE] DATA TYPE CONVERTION
> To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
> Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 10:21 PM
> Is it possible to convert a numeric value to string within a
> SELECT query
> statement?
> For example, let's say that I have a table with a
> numeric field named
> "quantity". A normal SELECT would be "SELECT
> quantity FROM tblOrders". What
> if I want the value returned by the SELECT clause to be of
> type string
> instead of decimal?
>
> Regards,
> Jorge Maldonado
