Re: [SQL] WHERE parent IN (0,-1)

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Drew Whittle <drew(at)albatross(dot)co(dot)nz>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [SQL] WHERE parent IN (0,-1)
Date: 1999-07-28 00:09:07
Message-ID: 199907280009.UAA20176@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Hi,
>
> I'm pretty new to Postgres, so please excuse my ignorance.
>
> I have a sql script that uses WHERE parent IN (0,-1), this works fine with
> MySQL, Access, & MS-SQL Server, unfortunately Postgres does not like this
> statement, I can get around the problem (I think) by using WHERE parent IN
> (0,'-1').
>
> Is this valid?
>
> Is there another way to do this that works with Postgres and the others?
> (They dont like the ' around -1)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Drew
>
>
>

yes, that's a good workaround. Added to TODO list:

* select * from pg_class where oid in (0,-1);

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