Re: PostgresQL 9.2 table query - underscores

On 7/16/2013 3:04 PM, Victoria S. wrote:
> Hello: My first post; a Postgres newbie ...
>
> I am teaching myself PostgresQL using a trial database, and I am having trouble with underscores:
>
> IN the following example,
>
> development=# SELECT created_at, username FROM tweets;
> created_at | username
> -----------------------------------+-------------------
> created_at | username
> “Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:43:09 +0000″ | “_DreamLead”
> “Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:31:06 +0000″ | “GunnarSvalander”
> “Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:30:24 +0000″ | “GEsoftware”
> “Tue, 12 Feb 2013 06:58:22 +0000″ | “adrianburch”
> “Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:29:41 +0000″ | “AndyRyder5″
> “Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:24:17 +0000″ | “AndyRyder5″
> “Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:49:19 +0000″ | “Brett_Englebert”
> “Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:31:52 +0000″ | “Brett_Englebert”
> “Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:15:05 +0000″ | “NimbusData”
> “Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:15:37 +0000″ | “SSWUGorg”
> (11 rows)
>
> ... why doesn't his work? :
>
> development=# SELECT created_at, username FROM tweets WHERE username='_DreamLead';
> created_at | username
> ------------+----------
> (0 rows)

try ....

SELECT created_at, username FROM tweets WHERE username='“_DreamLead”';

it appears you've stored those cute-quotes “ ” in the field.

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