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Fix HTML markup and add NULL sorting item to existing NULL FAQ item.
Greg Sabino Mullan
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
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Last updated: Mon Feb 14 23:35:09 EST 2005
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Last updated: Thu Feb 24 19:32:04 EST 2005
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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4.8) How do I perform regular expression searches and case-insensitive
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regular expression searches? How do I use an index for
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case-insensitive searches?
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4.9) In a query, how do I detect if a field is NULL?
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4.9) In a query, how do I detect if a field is NULL? How can I sort on
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whether a field is NULL or not?
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4.10) What is the difference between the various character types?
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4.11.1) How do I create a serial/auto-incrementing field?
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4.11.2) How do I get the value of a SERIAL insert?
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PostgreSQL Data Base Management System
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Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2005, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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Portions Copyright (c) 1994-6 Regents of the University of California
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Portions Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Regents of the University of
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California
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Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
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documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written
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1.4) Where can I get PostgreSQL?
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The primary anonymous ftp site for PostgreSQL is
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ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub. For mirror sites, see our main web site.
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ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/. For mirror sites, see our main web
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site.
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1.5) Where can I get support?
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EFNet.
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A list of commercial support companies is available at
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http://techdocs.postg resql.org/companies.php.
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http://techdocs.postgresql.org/companies.php.
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1.6) How do I submit a bug report?
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Visit the PostgreSQL bug form at
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http://www.postgresql.org/support/submitbug.
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Also check out our ftp site ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub to see if
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Also check out our ftp site ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/ to see if
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there is a more recent PostgreSQL version.
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1.7) What is the latest release?
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For Web integration, PHP (http://www.php.net) is an excellent
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interface.
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For complex cases, many use the Perl and CGI.pm or mod_perl.
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For complex cases, many use the Perl DBD::Pg with CGI.pm or mod_perl.
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2.3) Does PostgreSQL have a graphical user interface?
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Yes, there are several graphical interfaces to PostgreSQL available.
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These include pgAdmin III (http://www.pgadmin.org, PgAccess
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http://www.pgaccess.org), RHDB Admin (http://sources.redhat.com/rhd b/
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), TORA (http://www.globecom.net/tora/, partly commercial), and Rekall
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( http://www.rekallrevealed.org/). There is also PhpPgAdmin (
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http://www.pgaccess.org), RHDB Admin (http://sources.redhat.com/rhdb/
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), TORA ( http://www.globecom.net/tora/, partly commercial), and
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Rekall ( http://www.rekallrevealed.org/). There is also PhpPgAdmin (
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http://phppgadmin.sourceforge.net/ ), a web-based interface to
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PostgreSQL.
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expresssion index, it will be used:
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CREATE INDEX tabindex ON tab (lower(col));
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4.9) In a query, how do I detect if a field is NULL?
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4.9) In a query, how do I detect if a field is NULL? How can I sort on
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whether a field is NULL or not?
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You test the column with IS NULL and IS NOT NULL.
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SELECT *
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FROM tab
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WHERE col IS NULL;
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To sort by the NULLIS NULL
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and IS NOT NULL modifiers in your WHERE clause. Things that are true
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will sort higher than things that are false, so the following will put
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NULL entries at the top of the resulting list:
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SELECT *
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FROM tab
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ORDER BY (col IS NOT NULL)
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4.10) What is the difference between the various character types?
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Type Internal Name Notes
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