Thread: 7.0.3 max function

Tae, KwangHo (khtae@selim.co.kr) reports a bug with a severity of 3
The lower the number the more severe it is.

Short Description
7.0.3 max function

Long Description
create table aaa ( aa varchar(3) );
insert into aaa values ('001');
insert into aaa values ('002');
insert into aaa values ('003');

select max(aa) from aaa;
 max
-----
 002
(1 row)

why???

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On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 08:30:39AM -0500, pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org wrote:
> Tae, KwangHo (khtae@selim.co.kr) reports a bug with a severity of 3
> The lower the number the more severe it is.
>
> Short Description
> 7.0.3 max function
>
> Long Description
> create table aaa ( aa varchar(3) );
> insert into aaa values ('001');
> insert into aaa values ('002');
> insert into aaa values ('003');
>
> select max(aa) from aaa;
>  max
> -----
>  002
> (1 row)
>

7.1:

test=# create table aaa ( aa varchar(3) );
CREATE
test=# insert into aaa values ('001');
INSERT 87956 1
test=# insert into aaa values ('002');
INSERT 87957 1
test=# insert into aaa values ('003');
INSERT 87958 1
test=#
test=# select max(aa) from aaa;
 max
-----
 003
(1 row)

test=#

        Karel

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pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org writes:
> create table aaa ( aa varchar(3) );
> insert into aaa values ('001');
> insert into aaa values ('002');
> insert into aaa values ('003');

> select max(aa) from aaa;
>  max
> -----
>  002
> (1 row)


Hm.  It works for me, and doubtless for most other people.  Something
is badly wrong with your installation.  What platform are you on, and
how did you obtain or compile Postgres?  If you enabled locale support,
what locale are you running the postmaster in?

            regards, tom lane