Re: [BUGS] General Bug Report: prefix stringsearch doesn't return results

On Fri, 28 May 1999, Unprivileged user wrote:

> Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 07:32:22 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Unprivileged user <nobody@hub.org>
> Reply-To: Josef Moser <jmoser@iicm.edu>
> To: pgsql-bugs@postgreSQL.org
> Subject: [BUGS] General Bug Report: prefix stringsearch doesn't return results
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> Your name               : Josef Moser
> Your email address      : jmoser@iicm.edu
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> Category                : runtime: back-end: SQL
> Severity                : serious
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> Summary: prefix stringsearch doesn't return results
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> System Configuration
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>   Operating System   : Linux 2.2.7 SUSE6.0; OSF1 V4.0 564 alpha
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>   PostgreSQL version : snapshot from: ftp.postgresql.org (May 28 03:06) and (May 26 03:06)
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>   Compiler used      : Linux: egcs-2.91.60 ; dec: cc (Digital UNIX Compiler Driver 3.11)
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> Hardware:
> ---------
> Pentium II (Deschutes), 512 MB Ram: Linux xfind 2.2.7 #4 SMP Tue May 4 14:21:58 MEST 1999 i686 unknown and
> DEC ALPHA 248MB Ram : OSF1 www V4.0 564 alpha
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> Versions of other tools:
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> linux:GNU Make version 3.76.1, flex version 2.5.4
> dec:GNU Make version 3.74 ,flex version 2.5.4
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> Problem Description:
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> the command SELECT * FROM test_t WHERE word LIKE 'hello%';
> returns no results even when there are some hellos in the
> database.
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> Test Case:
> ----------
> CREATE TABLE bug_t(word TEXT);
> INSERT INTO bug_t VALUES('hello1');
> INSERT INTO bug_t VALUES('hello2');
> SELECT * FROM bug_t where word like 'hello%';
> -- returns 0 results.....
> SELECT * FROM bug_t where word like '%hello%';
> -- returns 2 results
>

Hmm,
15:59[mira]:~/app/egcs/obj>psql test
Welcome to the POSTGRESQL interactive sql monitor:
  Please read the file COPYRIGHT for copyright terms of POSTGRESQL
[PostgreSQL 6.5.0 on i586-pc-linux-gnulibc1, compiled by gcc egcs-2.91.66]

   type \? for help on slash commands
   type \q to quit
   type \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
 You are currently connected to the database: test

test=> CREATE TABLE bug_t(word TEXT);
CREATE
test=> INSERT INTO bug_t VALUES('hello1');
INSERT 60937 1
test=> INSERT INTO bug_t VALUES('hello2');
INSERT 60938 1
test=> SELECT * FROM bug_t where word like 'hello%';
word
------
hello1
hello2
(2 rows)
test=> SELECT * FROM bug_t where word like '%hello%';
word
------
hello1
hello2
(2 rows)

No problem. This is Linux x86, 2.0.36, 6.5 current

    Regards,
        Oleg
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