Re: Tom, how serious is that problem - ltrim/rtrim changed with regards to NULL'ness

"Niall Litchfield" <niall.litchfield_at_dial.pipex.com> wrote in message news:3ccac325$0$237$cc9e4d1f_at_news.dial.pipex.com...
> NULL and the art of ORACLE maintenance?
>
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> Niall Litchfield
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> > That is the strange, dark beauty of NULL - It seems to negate its very
> existence....
> > ( It is not = to itself. nor is it <> to itself..) - Maybe NULL could be
> the Buddha ...( Please, no offence intended..)
> >
> > "Niall Litchfield" <niall.litchfield_at_dial.pipex.com> wrote:
> >
> > >depends what you think null is. I think. In my mind null means unknown.
> > >removing unknown characters from a string must be give an unknown
result
> > >no? put another way you say NULL is not present in the string 'x'. How
do
> > >you know?
> >
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OK, if we are going into 70's literature why don't we compare the war between Microsoft and Oracle with ....
Starwars
Starring
Darth Vader Bill Gates
Luke Skywalker Larry Ellison
R2D2 Tom Kyte

ROFL Can someone make the comparison with the Muppet Show? Yes, I know Daniel Morgan and myself will probably end-up as Waldorf and Statler

Regards,

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