"Oliveiros C," <oliveiros.crist...@marktest.pt> writes:
> If any one can explain me exactly how the order by clause works on varchars, 
> I 'd really appreciate it.

It sorts according to the sort order imposed by your locale setting
(see LC_COLLATE in particular).

A lot of locales have weird and wonderful rules that embody somebody's
notion of "dictionary order".  If you don't like it, try switching to
C locale.  Or you could learn enough about locale definitions to create
your own.

                        regards, tom lane

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