From: | Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com> |
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To: | "Gregory S(dot) Williamson" <gsw(at)globexplorer(dot)com> |
Cc: | Mage <mage(at)mage(dot)hu>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: is this a bug or I am blind? |
Date: | 2005-12-15 14:41:54 |
Message-ID: | 43A180B2.8000509@archonet.com |
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Gregory S. Williamson wrote:
>
> I am puzzled by the lack of a "%" in the LIKE query. When I try this on postgres 7.4 and 8.0 I get no rows when I am missing it; including it works as expected.
>
> The names have been changed to protect the guilty ;-} but the core of it is true -- no "%" means wierdnesses, I think.
>
> gex_runtime=# select gex_clientname from gex_clients where gex_clientname like 'Home';
> gex_clientname
> ----------------
> (0 rows)
>
> gex_runtime=# select gex_clientname from gex_clients where gex_clientname like 'Home%';
> gex_clientname
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> HomeHappinesses
> HomeMorgageValues, Inc.
> (2 rows)
>
> Could you try your query again with the wild card ?
But "like" without any wildcards should be the same as "=", but it isn't
in the original post.
--
Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd
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