Re: [HACKERS] Modulo syntax

Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: phd2@earthling.net
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org
Date: 1999-03-17T22:01:56Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Fixed now.

> Hello!
> 
>    I ran the query
> update producers SET cor_id = producer_id % 9 + 1;
> 
>    and found that result is eqiuvalent to
> update producers SET cor_id = producer_id % 9;
> 
>    I added parens:
> update producers SET cor_id = (producer_id % 9) + 1;
> 
>    and got what I needed.
> 
>    Is it a bug, a feature, or I just misinterpreted the syntax?
> 
> Oleg.
> ---- 
>     Oleg Broytmann     http://members.xoom.com/phd2/     phd2@earthling.net
>            Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN.
> 
> 
> 


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