simple case syntax oddity in 8.0.0 - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Vlad
Subject simple case syntax oddity in 8.0.0
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Msg-id cd70c68105020207337b24252a@mail.gmail.com
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Responses Re: simple case syntax oddity in 8.0.0  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Hi there:

Postgresql 8.0.0, FreeBSD 5.3


test=> select case 0 when 0 then null else 1/0 end as test;
ERROR:  division by zero

test=> select case when 0=0 then null else 1/0 end as test;
 test
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(1 row)

test=>

Postgresql 7.4.5, FreeBSD 5.3

test => select case 0 when 0 then null else 1/0 end as test;
 test
------

(1 row)

test => select case when 0=0 then null else 1/0 end as test;
 test
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Vlad

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