From: Gurjeet Singh <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com>
To: Nacef LABIDI <nacef.l@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: After updating dataset the record goes to the end of the dataset
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:42:37 +0530
Message-ID: <65937bea0804220312s2e873084n4741fa8e1cc3e26b@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
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On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 3:24 PM, Nacef LABIDI <nacef.l@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am using Postgres in a Delphi application through ODBC. I am having an
> issue with updating records.
>
> When I create a dataset to get the records in a table then after I update
> one of these records and then refresh the dataset, the record goes to the
> end of the dataset. This is disappointing when editing records on a DBGrid,
> where users find their updated records jump to the end of the grid. Even
> after restarting the application, the updated record keeps showing at the
> end of the grid. I have tried the same thing with SQL Server and it works
> normally, so I thought it was a postgres behvior.
>
> Has anyone an idea about what could be the cause of such a behavior.
>
The data is not guaranteed to be ordered if you do not specify an ORDER BY
clause in your query. Try adding a meaningful ORDER BY clause, that should
solve the problem.
HTH,
Best regards,
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