Re: ORDER BY case insensitive?

From: Jason Earl <jdearl(at)yahoo(dot)com>
To: Bob Swerdlow <swerdlow(at)maine(dot)rr(dot)com>, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: ORDER BY case insensitive?
Date: 2001-10-04 19:47:46
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SELECT * FROM MyTable ORDER BY lower(Name);

Should do the trick.

Jason Earl

--- Bob Swerdlow <swerdlow(at)maine(dot)rr(dot)com> wrote:
> How do I get the rows sorted in a case insensitive
> way?
>
> I have some queries that basically fit the form:
> SELECT * FROM MyTable ORDER BY Name;
> When I view the results, all of the Name's that
> start with an upper case
> letter precede all of the Name's that start with a
> lower case letter. I
> want them all in alphabetic order, regardless of
> case.
>
> I've looked in PostgreSQL Introduction and Concepts
> by Bruce Momjian and in
> the FAQ at
> http://postgresql.overtone.org/docs/faq-english.html
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> --
> Bob Swerdlow
> Chief Operating Officer
> Transpose, LLC
> rswerdlow(at)transpose(dot)com
>
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