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>	My problem is that each time I append the relation, I get the
> 	following warning message:

> 	WARN:Feb 18 16:16:09:typeid_get_relid: Invalid type - oid = 357

It means you need to put quotes around the attributes.  Most
attributes except numbers need to be quoted, including user defined
attributes.  Text attributes need to be quoted also.

A good hint is to try the query using the monitor and when you get it
to work, cut and paste it into your program.

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