From postgresql-sql Fri May 23 05:51:49 2003 From: Alexey Dashevsky Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 05:51:49 +0000 To: postgresql-sql Subject: Re: [SQL] numeric fields and null X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=postgresql-sql&m=105368368804227 > > 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? > > Because NULL=NULL is not true (it's unknown). Use IS NULL if you want to > see if something is NULL. If in postgresql.conf set parameter transform_null_equals=TRUE ???? ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org