I found some problem about the sorting when i switch to pg version 8.3.4
Table name : tt, record list : item_code ---------------------- VAAAA VBBBB VCCC (V)BBBB V.BBBB V.AAAAB V.AAAA .VAAAA VA.AAA (VBBBB V)BBBB (V)B.BBB (VB)BBB (13 rows) the result : select * from tt order by item_code; item_code ---------------------- VAAAA .VAAAA V.AAAA VA.AAA V.AAAAB VBBBB (VBBBB (V)BBBB (V)B.BBB (VB)BBB V.BBBB V)BBBB VCCC (13 rows) the sort sequence like ignore the character '.' , '(', ')'. Is it a bug ? It is no problem in old version !!!! -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs