Re: searching array

From: Matthew Peter <survivedsushi(at)yahoo(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: searching array
Date: 2005-10-17 19:02:40
Message-ID: 20051017190240.56838.qmail@web35211.mail.mud.yahoo.com
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I have it backwards huh? Since the variables are
switched around in a ANY search

I want a SELECT * FROM table WHERE arrcol >= 10000

How do I write it to get those results?

--- Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> Matthew Peter <survivedsushi(at)yahoo(dot)com> writes:
> > Shouldn't >= also return Carols records since she
> > contains records GREATER THAN 10000?
>
> You seem to be reading the construct backwards.
>
> x >= ALL (array)
>
> is true if x >= every member of the array. This is
> clearly false
> for x = 10000 and array = {20000, 25000, 25000,
> 25000} ... in fact,
> x isn't >= any of those members.
>
> regards, tom lane
>


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