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RE: is null / = null query

From: Weerd Kirsten, E.C. de <Kirsten.deWeerd_at_Oranjewoud.nl>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 16:03:38 +0100
Message-Id: <10675.121576@fatcity.com>


Isn't this exactly the way it should be ???

> -----Original Message-----
> From: GKor_at_rdw.nl [SMTP:GKor_at_rdw.nl]
> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 3:16 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: is null / = null query
>
> Hi everyone
>
> I have launched the following query in SQL*PLUS
>
> SQL> L
> 1* SELECT COUNT(*) FROM WERK_ORDER WHERE RESULT_CODE_WO = NULL;
> SQL> /
> 0
>
> 1 row selected.
>
> SQL> SELECT COUNT(*) FROM WERK_ORDER WHERE RESULT_CODE_WO IS NULL;
> 301
>
> 1 row selected.
>
> SQL>
>
> i did'nt expect to get answer on the first query
>
> anyone with an explanation or is this a undocumented feature ?
>
> thanks
>
> gkor_at_rdw.nl
> rdw the netherlands
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