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Comments: In-reply-to Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu>
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Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu> writes:
> However, I suspect for some reason postgres is doing a string comparison in
> your case. I don't understand why.

I'm wondering what the data type of e.edate actually is...

			regards, tom lane