Re: New record position

From: Oleg Bartunov <oleg(at)sai(dot)msu(dot)su>
To: lucas(at)presserv(dot)org
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: New record position
Date: 2005-03-30 14:12:37
Message-ID: Pine.GSO.4.62.0503301809570.17555@ra.sai.msu.su
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This is a feature of relational databases, you should explicitly specify
ordering if you want persistent order.
btw, why do you bothering ?

Oleg
On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 lucas(at)presserv(dot)org wrote:

> Hello,
> I am using Slackware Linux 10, Postgresql 8.0.1.
> My computer had a incorrectly power down (last week) and I have executed the
> vacuum command:
> VACCUM FULL ANALYZE VERBOSE;
> to recicle and verify my database.
> Before the power-down, all records had inserted into a table have displayed at
> LAST record. Like:
> SELECT * from tb1;
> f1 | f2
> ------|--------
> rec1 | vl1
>
> INSERT into tb1 values ('rec2','vl2');
> SELECT * from tb1;
> f1 | f2
> ------|--------
> rec1 | vl1
> rec2 | vl2
>
> But After the power-down and vacuum, the new records inserted have appeared in
> random location (FIRST, between other records, etc...). Ie:
>
> INSERT into tb1 values ('rec3','vl3');
> SELECT * from tb1;
> f1 | f2
> ------|--------
> rec1 | vl1
> rec3 | vl3 <<=====
> rec2 | vl2
>
> Why it? I can't undestand why the new record location was change. Shouldn't it
> apper at the LAST record???
> What need I do??
> Thank you.
> --------
> Lucas Vendramin
> Brazil
>
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Regards,
Oleg
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