Re: What's wrong with this query?

From: Mike Christensen <mike(at)kitchenpc(dot)com>
To: Martin Gainty <mgainty(at)hotmail(dot)com>
Cc: spam_eater(at)gmx(dot)net, "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: What's wrong with this query?
Date: 2009-06-22 01:43:42
Message-ID: 7aa638e00906211843u43d5cfecuda25a8bc70e51d46@mail.gmail.com
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Thanks all, that's pretty much what I figured - just wanted to make sure..
I'm still trying to master this SQL thing you speak of.

On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Martin Gainty <mgainty(at)hotmail(dot)com> wrote:

> testcase for a null uuid?
>
> thanks,
> Martin
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> > To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
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> > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] What's wrong with this query?
> > Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:37:41 +0200
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> > Mike Christensen wrote on 22.06.2009 00:10:
> > > I just tracked down a bug in my software due to an "unexpected"
> behavior
> > > in Postgres.. Can someone clarify why this doesn't work (I haven't
> > > tried it on MSSQL or anything else, so I'm not sure if this is the
> > > official SQL standard or anything)..
> > >
> > > CREATE TABLE test
> > > (
> > > value uuid
> > > );
> > >
> > > INSERT INTO test VALUES ('00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000');
> > > INSERT INTO test VALUES ('11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111');
> > > INSERT INTO test VALUES (null);
> > >
> > > select * from test where value !=
> '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';
> > >
> > > What I expect to get is two rows: the
> > > '11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111' row and the null row, as both
> > > those values are in fact not '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'.
> > > However, I only get the first one.
> > >
> > That is standard behaviour.
> > A comparison with a NULL value always returns false (and that is not a
> Postgres
> > speciality).
> >
> > You need to use
> >
> > select *
> > from test
> > where value != '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'
> > or value is null;
> >
> > Thomas
> >
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