Re: SQL Join - MySQL/PostgreSQL difference?

From: Brice Ruth <brice(at)webprojkt(dot)com>
To: David Olbersen <dave(at)slickness(dot)org>
Subject: Re: SQL Join - MySQL/PostgreSQL difference?
Date: 2001-02-06 16:01:35
Message-ID: 3A801FDE.E82A41B2@webprojkt.com
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David,

About the case-sensitivity, I was under the impression that PostgreSQL
was case-insensitive unless things were explicitly put in quotes. This
is at least what I read in the book ...

-Brice

David Olbersen wrote:
>
> On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Brice Ruth wrote:
>
> ->SELECT
> -> a.Number,
> -> a.Code,
> -> a.Text
> ->FROM
> -> b,
> -> a
> ->WHERE
> -> (b.Id = a.Id) AND
>
> These next two statements are very ambiguous. Make them explicit as you have
> with "(b.Id = a.Id)" and "(b.d_Id = 'key3')"
>
> Also, be sure that 'key3' is how what you want looks in the database
>
> -> (VersionId = 'key1') AND
> -> (Category = 'key2') AND
> -> (b.d_Id = 'key3')
> ->ORDER BY
> -> a.Number;
>
> Also, make sure ( '\d b' ) that your columns are case-sensatively named 'Id' and
> such as this does matter.
>
> -- Dave

--
Brice Ruth
WebProjkt, Inc.
VP, Director of Internet Technology
http://www.webprojkt.com/

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