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From Joseph Shraibman
Subject BETWEEN
Date
Msg-id 394A7B4F.6E46321B@selectacast.net
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Responses Re: BETWEEN  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Why is BETWEEN inclusive?  I had assumed that it was like the english
between, which is exclusive.

playpen=# create table numbs ( a int);
CREATE

playpen=# insert into numbs values(1);
INSERT 35913 1
playpen=# insert into numbs values(2);
INSERT 35914 1
playpen=# insert into numbs values(3);
INSERT 35915 1
playpen=# insert into numbs values(4);
INSERT 35916 1
playpen=# insert into numbs values(5);
INSERT 35917 1
playpen=# insert into numbs values(6);
INSERT 35918 1
playpen=# insert into numbs values(7);
INSERT 35919 1
playpen=# select * from numbs where a between 3 and 6;a 
---3456
(4 rows)


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