Re: Sorting Issue - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Sorting Issue
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Msg-id 18244.1305046026@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Sorting Issue  ("Ozer, Pam" <pozer@automotive.com>)
Responses Re: Sorting Issue  (Samuel Gendler <sgendler@ideasculptor.com>)
Re: Sorting Issue  ("Ozer, Pam" <pozer@automotive.com>)
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"Ozer, Pam" <pozer@automotive.com> writes:
> Isn't this the English standard for collation?  Or is this a non-c
> locale as mentioned below?  Is there anyway around this?  
>        LC_COLLATE = 'en_US.utf8'

en_US is probably using somebody's idea of "dictionary order", which
I believe includes ignoring spaces in the first pass.  You might be
happier using "C" collation.  Unfortunately that requires re-initdb'ing
your database (as of existing PG releases).
        regards, tom lane


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