Re: BUG #1921: NULL<>NULL ?!?!?!?!?!?!?

BogDan Vatra wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 1921
> Logged by: BogDan Vatra
> Email address: bog_dan_ro(at)yahoo(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.0.3
> Operating system: win xp pro
> Description: NULL<>NULL ?!?!?!?!?!?!?
> Details:
>
> Please execute this query:
>
> create table test (id serial, tt varchar(50));
> insert into test (tt) values(NULL);
> select tt from test where tt=NULL;
>
> This should return 1 row but ...
> An then try
>
> select tt from test where tt<>NULL;
>
> 0 row(s) !!!

This is not a bug. If you want find all values with that
field null you have to do:

select tt from test where tt is null;

And I can assure you this is what the standard say.

Regards
Gaetano Mendola