Patrik Kudo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've for a while now been using the != operator in my sql queries, but in
> almost all examples I see <> instead. Are there any good reason to use
> any instead of the other? I prefer !=, but if you convince me, I'll change to
> what you other guys are using ;-)
"<>" is the SQL-standard name, and also the internal name of all these
operators. There is a hardwired hack in the lexer to convert != to <>.
So write whichever you feel like, but <> is what you'll see in dumps and
so forth ...
regards, tom lane
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