Re: using xmin in a query?

From: Rodrigo Gonzalez <rjgonzale(at)estrads(dot)com(dot)ar>
To: Michael Nolan <htfoot(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Andy Colson <andy(at)squeakycode(dot)net>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: using xmin in a query?
Date: 2011-07-28 18:46:40
Message-ID: 4E31AE90.3040605@estrads.com.ar
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On 07/28/2011 03:09 PM, Michael Nolan wrote:
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> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Andy Colson <andy(at)squeakycode(dot)net
> <mailto:andy(at)squeakycode(dot)net>> wrote:
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> On 7/28/2011 11:40 AM, Michael Nolan wrote:
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> Why does this query succeed:
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> select count(*) from tablename where xmin = 2
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> while this query fails:
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> select count(*) from tablename where xmin != 2
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> You probably want <>.
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> That doesn't work either.

What about select count(*) from tablename where xmin::text::integer != 2;

Regards

Rodrigo

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