From: | "rob" <rob(at)cabrion(dot)com> |
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To: | "Nabil Sayegh" <nsmail(at)sayegh(dot)de> |
Cc: | <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: LIKE optimization |
Date: | 2001-01-17 14:22:25 |
Message-ID: | 001101c08090$ea4e2650$4100fd0a@cabrion.org |
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Then the application need not append anything for blank search fields. It's
just complicating things.
--rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nabil Sayegh" <nsmail(at)sayegh(dot)de>
To: "rob" <rob(at)cabrion(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 5:48 AM
Subject: Re: LIKE optimization
> rob wrote:
> >
> > your using table.attrib like '%' to match everything except nulls
> > right?
> >
> > use table.attribute IS NOT NULL instead.
>
> No, it's the web interface to our hotel-db. People can search for eg.
> City but may leave this field blank.
> So % is always appended (sometimes also prepended).
>
> I didn't know that it doesn't match NULL, but fortunately the attributes
> are all NOT NULL.
>
> thx
> cu
>
> --
> Nabil Sayegh
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>
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