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List:       postgresql-sql
Subject:    Re: [SQL] numeric fields and null
From:       Franco Bruno Borghesi <franco () akyasociados ! com ! ar>
Date:       2003-05-22 22:40:48
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the correct way to do it is 
select id,postaladdressid from users where postaladdressid IS null;

I could tell you way, but this explanation (http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/BriefGuideToNulls)  is
so good that I'would waste your time :)

On Thursday 22 May 2003 17:17, Don Park wrote:
> Im trying to pull out all records in a table where field
> 'postaladdressid=null' but I cant figure this out.
>
> \d users
> ....
> id               | numeric
> postaladdressid  | numeric
> ....
>
> adhoc=# update users set postaladdressid=null where id=50;
> UPDATE 1
>
> adhoc=# select id,postaladdressid from users where postaladdressid=null;
>  id | postaladdressid
> ----+-----------------
> (0 rows)
>
> Why did it not select record 50?
>
> just for your info, this is what record 50 looks like.
> adhoc=# select id,postaladdressid from users where id=50;
>  id | postaladdressid
> ----+-----------------
>  50 |
> (1 row)
>
>
> Don


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