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From: Holger Jakobs <holger@jakobs.com>
To: pgsql-admin@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: postgresql database use a case insensitive collation
Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 09:33:32 +0200
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Am 25.05.22 um 08:19 schrieb Dennis:
> Hi,
>
> How to make configuration my postgresql database use a case 
> insensitive collation?
>
> Dennis

Hi Dennis,

you may use the data type citext (case insensitive text). It's not 
builtin, but an extension, which has to be activated in every database with

CREATE EXTENSION citext;

Regards,

Holger


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Holger Jakobs, Bergisch Gladbach, Tel. +49-178-9759012



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