RE: [SQL] select an entry with a NULL date field

2000-08-14 Thread Jesus Aneiros
I think undefined is the exact result for that comparison, therefore the returned error. False value will not be an error. -- Jesus Aneiros Sosa mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jagua.cfg.sld.cu/~aneiros On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Henry Lafleur wrote: > Comparing anything = NULL (if it would work) wou

Re: [SQL] select an entry with a NULL date field

2000-08-14 Thread Jesus Aneiros
Use select entry_id from tbl_date where date_02 is null; NULL = NULL is undefined according to SQL standards. -- Jesus Aneiros Sosa mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jagua.cfg.sld.cu/~aneiros On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Web Manager wrote: > ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "null" > >select entry

RE: [SQL] select an entry with a NULL date field

2000-08-14 Thread Henry Lafleur
Comparing anything = NULL (if it would work) would always false, at least that's how other servers treat it. You have to use IS NULL. select entry_id from tbl_date where date_02 IS NULL; Henry -Original Message- From: Web Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000

Re: [SQL] select an entry with a NULL date field

2000-08-14 Thread
Try select entry_id from tbl_date where date_02 is NULL; miguel sofer > >Hello, > > >I have a problem with PostgreSQL when I try to select or delete an entry >with an empty date. That's a typical entry > >Table tbl_date >- >entry_id154 >date_012000-01-15 >da

Re: [SQL] select an entry with a NULL date field

2000-08-14 Thread Mark Volpe
The syntax you're looking for is: SELECT entry_id FROM tbl_date WHERE date_02 IS NULL; Mark Web Manager wrote: > > Hello, > > I have a problem with PostgreSQL when I try to select or delete an entry > with an empty date. That's a typical entry > > Table tbl_date > ---

Re: [SQL] select an entry with a NULL date field

2000-08-14 Thread Kate Collins
Try: select entry_id from tbl_date where date02 is null; Kate Web Manager wrote: > Hello, > > I have a problem with PostgreSQL when I try to select or delete an entry > with an empty date. That's a typical entry > > Table tbl_date > - > entry_id154 > date_01