Re: Is this a bug????

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Joost Kraaijeveld <J(dot)Kraaijeveld(at)Askesis(dot)nl>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Is this a bug????
Date: 2005-12-05 00:24:14
Message-ID: 11042.1133742254@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Joost Kraaijeveld <J(dot)Kraaijeveld(at)Askesis(dot)nl> writes:
> If I run this query:
> select objectid,defaulttermsofpayment from prototype.customers
> where
> objectid = '336A0451-D9E8-7C11-6333-C17DF18E8979'

> I get the following answer:

> "336A0451-D9E8-7C11-6333-C17DF18E8979";"null"

> If I run this query I get *no* results:

> select objectid,defaulttermsofpayment from prototype.customers
> where
> defaulttermsofpayment is null

> Is this a bug?

Not unless you can prove that the defaulttermsofpayment field is
actually null, and not the string "null" as it appears to be.

(What client-side software are you using? psql wouldn't display
the row like that, nor anything else I'm familiar with.)

regards, tom lane

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