For example ,
I use the following function to convert rows
into json
in PostgreSQL 9.2
select row_to_json(row(productid, product)) from gtab04;
and this will returns below results
row_to_json
---------------
{"f1":3029,"f2":"DIBIZIDE M TAB"}
{"f1":3026,"f2":"MELMET 1000 SR TAB"}
{"f1":2715,"f2":"GLUCORED FORTE"}
{"f1":3377,"f2":"AZINDICA 500 TAB"}
To work around this we must either create a row type and cast the row to that type or use a subquery. A subquery will typically be easier.
select row_to_json(t)
from (
select productid, product from gtab04
) t