| From: | phil(at)Stimpy(dot)netroedge(dot)com |
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| To: | Byron Nikolaidis <byron(dot)nikolaidis(at)home(dot)com>, pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Inverted result set, why? |
| Date: | 2000-06-30 02:35:08 |
| Message-ID: | 20000629193508.I7690@Stimpy.netroedge.com |
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On Thu, Jun 29, 2000 at 10:14:39PM -0400, Byron Nikolaidis wrote:
> If you want a specific order based on the time, you could add a timestamp
> field to the table that would default to the current time when the record
> was inserted (see create table...default...) . Then you can "order by" on
> the timestamp, either ascending or descending if desired.
That's exactly right. Most tables I deal with contain at least a
timestamp field and a creator field (aka the source of the data). In
general, if you think you'll need it, then you should store it.
Storage space is realitively cheap.
Good luck!
Phil
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