Re: doesn't recognize "!=-" (not equal to a negative

Scott Marlowe wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 05:55, Clodoaldo Pinto wrote:
>
>> 2006/7/11, Oisin Glynn <me@oisinglynn.com>:
>>
>>> Paul Tilles wrote:
>>>
>>>> Version postgres 7.4.7:
>>>>
>>>> Following sql
>>>>
>>>> UPDATE tablename SET value = 0.0 where value!=-9.4;
>>>>
>>>> results in the error message
>>>>
>>>> ERROR:  operator does not exist: smallint !=- integer
>>>> HINT:  No operator matches the given name and argument type(s). You
>>>> may need to add explicit type casts.
>>>>
>>>> Seems that postgres has a problem parsing a "not equal negative value".
>>>>
>>>> Anybody know if this is fixed in later versions?
>>>>
>>>> Paul Tilles
>>>>
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>>> Just tested on 8.1.1  I was getting the same error but if i put a space
>>> between the "=" and the "-" it works!
>>>
>> I have already counted 6 very similar answers. Is there some problem
>> with the list software that prevents people from noticing it has
>> already been answered?
>>
>
> I think it's just the vagaries of the internet.  By the time any one of
> us saw the other's response, we'd already written it.  Plus, it's an
> easy question to answer, so there was little delay in thinking up a
> response for most folks.
>
> It's better than some other mailing lists I've been on, where such
> questions receive thundering silence for days on end... :)
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I was somewhat confused it took my response about 5 hours to appear. I
looked at the headers when my post eventually appeared it was odd. Other
times the posts seem very quick. I seem to think that almost all the
responses took a  long time to appear.

Oisin