Re: Bug #520: Bug in order by clausule part II - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

On Fri, 2001-11-23 at 11:24, pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org wrote:
> now the sql command: select mit_id from table order by mit_id
> should select all rows odered as the ABC. f.e.:123456789ABCD...QRST....et=
c.
> At the range of 00000000000000C0...00000000000000CZ it goes creazy:
> ....
>  00000000000000CP
>  00000000000000CQ
>  00000000000000CR
>  00000000000000CT
>  00000000000000CU
>  00000000000000CV
>  00000000000000CW
>  00000000000000CX
>  00000000000000CY
>  00000000000000CS
>  00000000000000CZ
>  00000000000000D0
> ...
> (The CS value after the CY?????) Before, and after it goes "normal", only=
 at this
> interval goes mad. I've tried Postgresql 7.0, and 7.1.3 the bug still exi=
st under Red Hat 7.1 in two different machines. I've tested under cygwin, t=
here is NO SUCH BUG!
> At request I can send you the Database backup...=20

recreating the index on mit_id could help.

Markus Bertheau