Re: ORDER BY: lexicographic ordering of names

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: Bryan Herger <bryanh(at)autonomy(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: ORDER BY: lexicographic ordering of names
Date: 2009-03-19 01:06:37
Message-ID: 18153.1237424797@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
> Bryan Herger wrote:
>> I am porting a database from MS SQL Server to Postgres. One of the
>> tables contains a list of names, which I would like to list
>> alphabetically. I noticed in the "O" names the following difference:

> Note to whoever answers: this is a frequent question, so consider adding
> your answer to the FAQ on the wiki,

Done...
http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/FAQ#How_do_I_change_the_sort_ordering_of_textual_data.3F

regards, tom lane

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