Re: MOD

From: John McKown <jmckown(at)prodigy(dot)net>
To: PostgreSQL general mailing list <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: MOD
Date: 2000-07-18 02:54:06
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.21.0007172152230.2158-100000@linux2.johnmckown.net
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On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Tyler Wood wrote:

> name,namelink,address,city,state,zip,email
> from company where MOD(nextscreen,2)=1 order

MOD is short for MODulus, which means the remainder after division. In
the above, it divides nextscreen by 2. If the remainder is 1, then it
selects the row. I.e. "If nextscreen is odd"

John McKown

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