Re: sorting/comparing column values in non-alphanumeric sorting ways ? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From David G. Johnston
Subject Re: sorting/comparing column values in non-alphanumeric sorting ways ?
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In response to sorting/comparing column values in non-alphanumeric sorting ways ?  (David Gauthier <davegauthierpg@gmail.com>)
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On Wednesday, July 11, 2018, David Gauthier <davegauthierpg@gmail.com> wrote:

This won't work...
update tv set greatest = greatest(tcfg1,tcfg2,tcfg3)
...because it thinks 1.0.9 is greater than 1.0.10

Is there a way to get this to work right ?


Haven't used it personally but this seems promising:


David J.

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