Re: Ordering in SELECT statement - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Richard Huxton
Subject Re: Ordering in SELECT statement
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Msg-id 46817312.5090004@archonet.com
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In response to Ordering in SELECT statement  ("kdealba@uaaan.mx" <kdealba@uaaan.mx>)
List pgsql-general
kdealba@uaaan.mx wrote:
>
>     Hello,
>
>     I use the following command "SELECT * FROM employees ORDER BY name"
> (a very simple sql statement) the main thing here is that I get a
> list ordered without taking into accound the spaces. For example, I
> get the following listing:
> ABAB
> AB  CD
> ABD  E
> AB  EF
>
>     and what I need is the following ("old fashion", that is, the
> "SPACE" is another character whose ASCII value is before any other
> LATIN letter's!!)

You'll want to read up on locales - you want the "C" locale. I'm afraid
it'll mean dumping your database(s) and running initdb again.

--
   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd

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