"Michael Beckstette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > i have a little problem when selecting entries from a table, specified by a > long match on a field of type TEXT. Is there a length limitation for the '=' > operator when comparing a field of type TEXT to a given string ?
No. > Example: > SELECT description FROM sequences_33 WHERE description LIKE 'gi 17559974%'; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > [ finds a row ] > SELECT description FROM sequences_33 WHERE description=' gi 17559974 ref ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > [ finds no row ] You seem to think that leading spaces are insignificant. They are not. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]