sort / limit / range problem

From: Gary Stainburn <gary(dot)stainburn(at)ringways(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: sort / limit / range problem
Date: 2003-03-05 14:37:47
Message-ID: 200303051437.47161.gary.stainburn@ringways.co.uk
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Hi folks,

I've got a glossary table that I'm trying to render to HTML. However, I've
got a problem when using order by and limit. Below is an example of a psql
session showing my problem. Anyone got any reasons why the last select misses
'Driver'?

nymr=# select glterm from glossary where glterm like 'D%' order by glterm;
glterm
----------------
Dampers
Dart
Detonators
Disposal
Dome
Draw Bar
Driver
Driving Wheels
Duty Fitter
(9 rows)

nymr=# select glterm from glossary where glterm > 'Driving Wheels' limit 1;
glterm
-------------
Duty Fitter
(1 row)

nymr=# select glterm from glossary where glterm > 'Draw Bar' limit 1;
glterm
----------------
Driving Wheels
(1 row)

nymr=# \d glossary
Table "glossary"
Attribute | Type | Modifier
-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------
glid | integer | not null default
nextval('glossary_glid_seq'::text)
glterm | character varying(30) | not null
gldesc | text |
Indices: glossary_pkey,
glossary_term_index

nymr=#

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