From: | nha <lyondif02(at)free(dot)fr> |
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To: | JJ <jayson(dot)prichard(at)comsouth(dot)net> |
Cc: | PgSQL-sql <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Storing/sorting hex data in PostgreSQL |
Date: | 2009-07-21 11:14:36 |
Message-ID: | 4A65A31C.7090604@free.fr |
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Hello,
On 20/07/09 21:59, JJ wrote :
> [...]
> I want to sort and query the database based on the
> hex addresses [...]
> How can I store hex values in PostgreSQL and sort and query them?
>
PostgreSQL (since version 8.3 and maybe older) sets string functions for
encoding/decoding strings from/to their hexadecimal representation. The
following page presents these functions:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/functions-string.html
For example:
# SELECT decode('6d61702064617461', 'hex');
results in string: map data
# SELECT encode('map data', 'hex');
results in hexadecimal representation of "map data": 6d61702064617461
(ie. each character [each byte in fact] is replaced by its hexadecimal
representation in ASCII range [space " " is replaced by "20" (hex.
value) or "32" (decimal value)])
A (simplier?) alternative would be to convert hexadecimal value into
text with the natural class operator:
# SELECT '6d61'::text;
results in string (text type): 6d61
At this time, I do not know about any PostgreSQL function that converts
from/to hex. to/from integer. Such functions may be user-created. The
sorting speed may then depend on the meaning of integer values (numeric
relation relevance) with your data.
Regards.
--
nha / Lyon / France.
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