Null comparison - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Al Lewis
Subject Null comparison
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Msg-id 000b01c06531$d5815640$0b59590a@ZIPPY
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Responses Re: Null comparison  (Stephan Szabo <sszabo@megazone23.bigpanda.com>)
List pgsql-sql
I am migrating to postgress from msql and am encountering numerous problems
in the differences in NULL usage and comparison.

1. Why are 2 fields not equal if they are both NULL?

2. Is there a way to easily modify my sql select statements to account for
either column being NULL and having them return true if they both are NULL?select a.name, b.cost from a, b where
a.type=b.type

I'd like to make this as easy as possible so I can put it into a
"translation" function.  Currently I have a regsub that handles <> and
NULLs, since <> doesn't work on a NULL field.

thanks,
Al

pls cc me on your response.



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