--- On Fri, 11/28/08, Lutz Steinborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> From: Lutz Steinborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [SQL] wired behaviour
> To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
> Date: Friday, November 28, 2008, 1:51 PM
> Hello,
> 
> I have an problem understanding a simple query:
> 
> For example I have the following:
> select count(*) from foo;
> gives me 1000
> 
> select count(*) from foo where bar = 'Mr Spock';
> gives me 5
> 
> select count(*) from foo where NOT bar = 'Mr
> Spock';
> gives me 857
> 
> Why I'm not getting 955 for the last query ?
> 
> 
> Any idea ?
> 
> Kindly regards
> 
> 
> Lutz
> 
> -- 

Probably you have null values in bar column 



      


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