Re: WHERE (columnX IN (x,y,z)) ORDER BY columnY conflict

From: Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: "Jay" <jay(dot)doo(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: WHERE (columnX IN (x,y,z)) ORDER BY columnY conflict
Date: 2007-12-12 17:19:43
Message-ID: 874pen4yq8.fsf@oxford.xeocode.com
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"Jay" <jay(dot)doo(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:

> I've been trying to get this query to work to no avail. Both parts
> work in isolation. I am able to replace the IN clause with an ILIKE
> statement and the ORDER BY works fine. But in combination with the IN
> statement, the ORDER BY statement does not actually order the results,
> though no errors are thrown and the IN section returns results as
> expected. Am I missing something simple here? I haven't been able to
> turn up any results on google...

Post an example of what you're talking about.

Also, what version of the server are you using?
Have you updated to the latest bug-fix release for that version?

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Gregory Stark
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