How to get the max on a char column?

From: Rodrigo Carvalhaes <grupos(at)carvalhaes(dot)net>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: How to get the max on a char column?
Date: 2004-11-20 14:53:55
Message-ID: 419F5A83.1040504@carvalhaes.net
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Hi !

I am quite confused of the results on a SELECT max...

My environment:
Conectiva Linux 10, PostgreSQL 7.4.6 (compiled from the sources)

My problem is the "select max(id) FROM test" the result is 20 but the
right is 1020. Is this a BUG or I am crazy ??

Cheers,

Rodrigo Carvalhaes

The SQL...

teste=# CREATE TABLE test ( id char(15), name char(80) );
CREATE TABLE
teste=# \d test
Table "public.test"
Column | Type | Modifiers
--------+---------------+-----------
id | character(15) |
name | character(80) |

teste=# INSERT INTO test VALUES ( '10', 'luidgi');
INSERT 15303727 1
teste=# INSERT INTO test VALUES ( '20', 'luis');
INSERT 15303728 1
teste=# INSERT INTO test VALUES ( '1010', 'ruan');
INSERT 15303729 1
teste=# INSERT INTO test VALUES ( '1020', 'lion');
INSERT 15303730 1
teste=# SELECT * FROM test;
id | name
-----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10 | luidgi
20 | luis
1010 | ruan
1020 | lion
(4 rows)

teste=# SELECT max(id) FROM test;
max
-----
20
(1 row)

teste=# select max(id) FROM test;
max
-----
20
(1 row)

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