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SQL error:

ERROR: function point(numeric) does not exist LINE 4: (ST_GeometryFromText(Point(53.34972 -6.26025)), 4326), 1000) ^ HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You might need to add explicit type casts.

In statement:

SELECT o.name
FROM osm_point o
WHERE ST_DWITHIN(o.way, 
(ST_GeometryFromText(Point(53.34972 -6.26025)), 4326), 1000)
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    – juturna
    May 6, 2015 at 17:58
  • using phppgadmin with postgresql, pgrouting and hstore
    – missmaths
    May 6, 2015 at 17:59

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Shouldn't ST_GeometryFromText(Point(53.34972 -6.26025)), 4326) have quotes around the WKT since the function expects a text argument? So this instead - 

ST_GeometryFromText('Point(53.34972 -6.26025)', 4326)

which also removes the extra right parentheses that you had after the WKT.

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  • Tried that too: SELECT o.name FROM osm_point o WHERE ST_DWITHIN(o.way, (ST_GeomFromText('Point(53.34972 -6.26025)', 4326), 1000)
    – missmaths
    May 6, 2015 at 18:16
  • the 1000 stands for 1000 metres away
    – missmaths
    May 6, 2015 at 18:17
  • Did you get the same exact error? I would guess that your parentheses are not balanced. I don't see any reason for the left paren before the ST_GeomFromText function. So this - SELECT o.name FROM osm_point o WHERE ST_DWITHIN(o.way, ST_GeomFromText('Point(53.34972 -6.26025)', 4326), 1000)
    – MWrenn
    May 6, 2015 at 18:19
  • I still see the left paren before ST_GeomFromText which is unnecessary, I think.
    – MWrenn
    May 6, 2015 at 18:23

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