Re: Solved: SQL Query Problem

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Kristian Lance <kristian(dot)lance(at)crc(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Solved: SQL Query Problem
Date: 2002-10-23 18:35:12
Message-ID: 3041.1035398112@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Kristian Lance <kristian(dot)lance(at)crc(dot)ca> writes:
> This message is a follow up to this thread:
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2001-12/msg00008.php

> I finally got a chance to rebuild the DB server using C locale, and it made
> no difference to my ORDER BY problem. PostgreSQL did not distinguish
> between slashes, dashes, and spaces when sorting the records.

I don't believe you did it right then :-(. That sure sounds like a
locale-driven behavior. Try examining the pg_control file with
contrib/pg_controldata to confirm for certain what the collation is.

regards, tom lane

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