Alphabetical sorting... - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Chris Johnson
Subject Alphabetical sorting...
Date
Msg-id Pine.LNX.3.96.980706153810.3242B-100000@boreus.bedfo.ma.tiac.net
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In response to Varchar and varchar2  (Jeffrey Napolitano <jnapoli@setech.com>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] Alphabetical sorting...  (Paul Mullen <mullen@thecore.com>)
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HELP!

Alphabetical sorting... is it broken or is this intentional.  If this is
not a "feature" anyone have any idea of how to actually sort
alphabetically on a text field?

cmj=> create table test (test text);
CREATE
cmj=> insert into test values ('a');
INSERT 240009 1
cmj=> insert into test values ('A');
INSERT 240010 1
cmj=> insert into test values ('ABLE');
INSERT 240011 1
cmj=> insert into test values ('Able');
INSERT 240012 1
cmj=> insert into test values ('AXIOM');
INSERT 240013 1
select * from test order by test;
test
-----
A
ABLE
AXIOM
Able
a
(5 rows)


Thanks!
Chris



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