Re: is this a bug or I am blind? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Jaime Casanova
Subject Re: is this a bug or I am blind?
Date
Msg-id c2d9e70e0512150528j3c84c462rfa886504c0bcf43e@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: is this a bug or I am blind?  ("A. Kretschmer" <andreas.kretschmer@schollglas.com>)
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On 12/15/05, A. Kretschmer <andreas.kretschmer@schollglas.com> wrote:
> am  15.12.2005, um 14:12:23 +0100 mailte Mage folgendes:
> > online=# select * from common_logins where username = 'potyty';
> >  uid | username | password | lastlogin | status | usertype | loginnum
> > -----+----------+----------+-----------+--------+----------+----------
> > (0 rows)
> >
> > online=# select * from common_logins where username like 'potyty';
> >   uid   | username | password |         lastlogin          | status |
> > usertype | loginnum
> > --------+----------+----------+----------------------------+--------+----------+----------
> >  155505 | potyty   | board    | 2004-08-16 17:45:55.723829 | A      | S
> >    |        1
> >   60067 | potyty   | board    | 2004-07-07 20:22:17.68699  | A      | S
> >    |        3
> >  174041 | potyty   | board    | 2005-02-17 00:00:13.706144 | A      | S
> >    |        3
> > (3 rows)
>
> Try:
>
> select *, length(username), length('potyty') from common_logins where username like 'potyty';
>
>
> My guess:
>
> select length(username) from common_logins where username like 'potyty';
>
> is _NOT_ 6, there is a SPACE like 'potyty '.
>
>

even is that is true i think you need the "comodin characters" (ie: %.
_) to make "like" behave different from simple comparisons



> HTH, Andreas
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regards,
Jaime Casanova
(DBA: DataBase Aniquilator ;)

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