On Thu, 15 Sep 2011, Andy Colson wrote:
First you need to trim the \n and spaces:
andy=# insert into junk values (E'GW-22');
INSERT 0 1
andy=# insert into junk values (E'GW-22 \n');
INSERT 0 1
andy=# insert into junk values (E'GW-22 \n');
Andy,
Here's what worked for me:
nevada=# \i junk.sql
CREATE TABLE
nevada=# insert into junk select * from chemistry where site_id = (E'GW-22');
INSERT 0 803
nevada=# insert into junk select * from chemistry where site_id = (E'GW-22 \n');
INSERT 0 0
nevada=# insert into junk select * from chemistry where site_id = (E'GW-22 \n');
INSERT 0 0
nevada=# insert into junk select * from chemistry where site_id = (E'GW-22\n');
INSERT 0 1409
nevada=# select '['|| rtrim(trim(trailing E'\n' from site_id)) || ']' from junk;
?column?
----------
[GW-22]
[GW-22]
and so on for 2212 rows.
Trim it up:
andy=# select '['|| rtrim(trim(trailing E'\n' from a)) || ']' from junk;
If you have a unique index you'll wanna drop it first. Once you get that
done, we can remove the dups.
No index on junk; I can remove it from chemistry prior to reinserting the
cleaned rows.
Also, where can I read about the select syntax you use? I find nothing
about it in Rick van der Lans' 4th edition, the most comprehensive language
reference I've read.
Thanks,
Rich
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