Re: [INTERFACES] selectecting not null varchars.

From: Joseph Shraibman <jks(at)p1(dot)selectacast(dot)net>
To: "pgsql-interfaces(at)postgreSQL(dot)org" <pgsql-interfaces(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] selectecting not null varchars.
Date: 2000-02-24 21:46:47
Message-ID: 38B5A6C7.9F79A138@selectacast.net
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"Ross J. Reedstrom" wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 24, 2000 at 02:04:40PM -0600, Ed Loehr wrote:
> > Joseph Shraibman wrote:
> > >
> > > select * from directory where h != null ;
> > > ... gets you this:
> > > ERROR: parser: parse error at or near ";"
> >
> > Postgresql's SQL "not equal" operator is "<>"...Try this:
> >
> > select * from directory where h <> null;
>

That didn't work.

>
> Which is still throw an error. and the SQL standard way to test for
> NOT NULL is:
>
> SELECT * FROM directory WHERE h IS NOT NULL;
>

That did. Thanks all.

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