Re: Sort question - Fractions, Metric etc - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Adrian Klaver
Subject Re: Sort question - Fractions, Metric etc
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In response to Re: Sort question - Fractions, Metric etc  (Bret Stern <bret_stern@machinemanagement.com>)
Responses Re: Sort question - Fractions, Metric etc  (Bret Stern <bret_stern@machinemanagement.com>)
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On 8/14/21 1:24 PM, Bret Stern wrote:
> Here's the clip of the UI. The user selects whatever value the vendor 
> provides for unit thickness. The data entry

So the vendors supply the measurements in all the various units for a 
given item?

> 
> people aren't comfortable converting.
> 
> At this point the sort_order column managed to do the trick....but going 
> forward on my next
> 
> application, I can see a different approach.
> 
> Are you suggesting a function like this shellsort used with an array.


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Adrian Klaver
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