Re: testing for null value in integer field?

From: Geoffrey <esoteric(at)3times25(dot)net>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: testing for null value in integer field?
Date: 2003-12-19 16:22:21
Message-ID: 3FE325BD.1040507@3times25.net
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Wei Weng wrote:
> Geoffrey wrote:
>
>> How does one check for an unset value in an integer field?
>>
>> I've tried such things as:
>>
>> select ..... where intnumber = ''
>> select ...... where intnumber = ?
>> select ..... where intnumber = NULL
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
> It is actually WHERE intnumber IS NULL. You don't use operator = to
> compare with NULLs, you use IS.

Thank you muchly....

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