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Re: LIKE, "=" and fixed-width character fields

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Richard Huxton <dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Dmitry Teslenko wrote:
>> When <operator> is LIKE no records matches query, when <operator> is =
>> my record matches query. Why? And Does this behavior varies from
>> PostgreSQL 7.4 to 8.1?

> You're comparing a 3-character value '111' of type text to a
> 10-character one (whatever is in field1). That's probably not a sensible
> thing to do. You haven't got '111' as a value, you've got '111' with 7
> trailing spaces. Search for that and you'll find it.

Better yet: use varchar(n) not character(n).  character(n) has no
redeeming social value whatsoever.

			regards, tom lane

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