I have a kind of rarity as to display the data, taking into account the following tables as follows:
mysql> describe materiales;
+-----------+--------------+------+-----+------------+----------------+
| Field     | Type         | Null | Key | Default    | Extra          |
+-----------+--------------+------+-----+------------+----------------+
| registro  | int(12)      | NO   | PRI | NULL       | auto_increment |
| clave     | char(6)      | NO   | UNI |            |                |
| clave2    | char(20)     | YES  | MUL |            |                |
| descr     | char(30)     | YES  |     |            |                |
| descr2    | char(250)    | YES  |     |            |                |
| unidad    | char(7)      | YES  |     |            |                |
| presest   | double(18,7) | YES  |     | 0.0000000  |                |
| unidadpre | char(7)      | YES  |     |            |                |
| codbar    | char(30)     | YES  |     |            |                |
| impuesto  | double(18,7) | YES  |     | 0.0000000  |                |
| mantpend  | tinyint(1)   | YES  |     | 0          |                |
| grupplat  | char(6)      | YES  | MUL |            |                |
| fechalta  | date         | YES  |     | 0000-00-00 |                |
| usuarmod  | char(6)      | YES  |     |            |                |
| fechamod  | date         | YES  |     | 0000-00-00 |                |
+-----------+--------------+------+-----+------------+----------------+
mysql> describe grupos;
+----------+----------+------+-----+------------+----------------+
| Field    | Type     | Null | Key | Default    | Extra          |
+----------+----------+------+-----+------------+----------------+
| registro | int(12)  | NO   | PRI | NULL       | auto_increment |
| clave    | char(6)  | NO   | UNI |            |                |
| descr    | char(30) | YES  |     |            |                |
| fechalta | date     | YES  |     | 0000-00-00 |                |
| usuarmod | char(6)  | YES  |     |            |                |
| fechamod | date     | YES  |     | 0000-00-00 |                |
+----------+----------+------+-----+------------+----------------+
To query where I want to just show me the Ma only the grupplat but shows me the MA and Ma as see bottom:
mysql> SELECT CLAVE,DESCR,GRUPPLAT FROM MATERIALES WHERE 
grupplat>='MA' AND grupplat<='MA' ORDER BY GRUPPLAT;
+--------+--------------------------------+----------+
| CLAVE  | DESCR                          | GRUPPLAT |
+--------+--------------------------------+----------+
| PE100A | DEDOS QUESO                    | MA       |
| PE125A | FUNKY MONKEY BITES             | MA       |
| PE125B | LUCKY DOG BOGARTS D-LIGHT      | MA       |
| PE125C | ROCKY ROAD PEANUT BUTTER BITES | MA       |
| PE125D | SIRENAS SEAFOOD MEDLEY         | MA       |
| PE200A | HOJA TRANSFER                  | MA       |
| PE250A | FRITURA CHURIS                 | MA       |
| PE271A | HAMBURGUESA AMERICANA RES      | MA       |
| PE271B | HAMBURGUESA AMERICANA JR       | MA       |
| PE275A | PAPA ADOBADA                   | MA       |
| PE301A | PAPA FRANCESA 1-4              | MA       |
| PE304A | PAPA FRANCESA 3-8              | MA       |
| PE308A | PAPA FRANCESA 5-16             | MA       |
| PE312A | PAPA FRITA                     | MA       |
| PE315A | PAPA GAJO NATURAL              | MA       |
| PE335A | PAPA HASH TRIANGULO            | MA       |
| PE370A | POLLO ALITA MARINADA IQF       | MA       |
| PE385A | POLLO NUGGET                   | MA       |
| PE410A | PIZZA BASE                     | MA       |
| PE411A | PIZZA REDONDA DULCE            | MA       |
| PE413A | PIZZA DE ZATAR                 | MA       |
| PE450A | VERDURA CONGELADA MIXTA        | MA       |
| PE510A | WAFLES                         | MA       |
| PF0001 | PRODUCTO FICTICIO              | Ma       | <--- ERROR
| PF0002 | AGUA POTABLE                   | Ma       | <--- ERROR
| PF0003 | AGUA DE GARRAFON               | Ma       | <--- ERROR
| PF0004 | HIELO                          | Ma       | <--- ERROR
| PE250F | FRITURA CAZARES                | MA       |
| PE301H | PAPA FRANCESA 1-2 ONDULADA     | MA       |
| PE510D | WAFFLES                        | MA       |
| PE271C | HAMBURGUESA ARRACHERA 198 G    | MA       |
| PE370B | POLLO ALITAS MARINADAS         | MA       |
+--------+--------------------------------+----------+
as you can see, but put another query with the following syntax like the following to show only 'Ma' data but... Show me all data of 'Ma' and 'MA'
mysql> SELECT CLAVE,DESCR,GRUPPLAT FROM MATERIALES WHERE 
grupplat>='Ma' AND grupplat<='Ma' ORDER BY GRUPPLAT;
+--------+--------------------------------+----------+
| CLAVE  | DESCR                          | GRUPPLAT |
+--------+--------------------------------+----------+
| PE100A | DEDOS QUESO                    | MA       |
| PE125A | FUNKY MONKEY BITES             | MA       |
| PE125B | LUCKY DOG BOGARTS D-LIGHT      | MA       |
| PE125C | ROCKY ROAD PEANUT BUTTER BITES | MA       |
| PE125D | SIRENAS SEAFOOD MEDLEY         | MA       |
| PE200A | HOJA TRANSFER                  | MA       |
| PE250A | FRITURA CHURIS                 | MA       |
| PE271A | HAMBURGUESA AMERICANA RES      | MA       |
| PE271B | HAMBURGUESA AMERICANA JR       | MA       |
| PE275A | PAPA ADOBADA                   | MA       |
| PE301A | PAPA FRANCESA 1-4              | MA       |
| PE304A | PAPA FRANCESA 3-8              | MA       |
| PE308A | PAPA FRANCESA 5-16             | MA       |
| PE312A | PAPA FRITA                     | MA       |
| PE315A | PAPA GAJO NATURAL              | MA       |
| PE335A | PAPA HASH TRIANGULO            | MA       |
| PE370A | POLLO ALITA MARINADA IQF       | MA       |
| PE385A | POLLO NUGGET                   | MA       |
| PE410A | PIZZA BASE                     | MA       |
| PE411A | PIZZA REDONDA DULCE            | MA       |
| PE413A | PIZZA DE ZATAR                 | MA       |
| PE450A | VERDURA CONGELADA MIXTA        | MA       |
| PE510A | WAFLES                         | MA       |
| PF0001 | PRODUCTO FICTICIO              | Ma       |
| PF0002 | AGUA POTABLE                   | Ma       |
| PF0003 | AGUA DE GARRAFON               | Ma       |
| PF0004 | HIELO                          | Ma       |
| PE250F | FRITURA CAZARES                | MA       |
| PE301H | PAPA FRANCESA 1-2 ONDULADA     | MA       |
| PE510D | WAFFLES                        | MA       |
| PE271C | HAMBURGUESA ARRACHERA 198 G    | MA       |
| PE370B | POLLO ALITAS MARINADAS         | MA       |
+--------+--------------------------------+----------+
but if the order is for 'group by', for some reason not the 'Ma' appears as
mysql> SELECT CLAVE,DESCR,GRUPPLAT FROM MATERIALES group BY grupplat;
+--------+--------------------------------+----------+
| CLAVE  | DESCR                          | GRUPPLAT |
+--------+--------------------------------+----------+
| AB002A | ACEITE DE CACAHUATE            | M0       |
| AV005A | HUEVO                          | M1       |
| CR005A | CERDO BISTEC                   | M2       |
| EM010A | CERDO CHORIZO                  | M3       |
| ES005A | ACHIOTE                        | M4       |
| FV003A | ACELGA                         | M5       |
| LA010A | CREMA ACIDA                    | M6       |
| PN010A | BISQUET DULCE 30 G             | M7       |
| PA010A | CAPELLINI                      | M8       |
| PM005A | ALMEJA CHIRLA                  | M9       |
| PE100A | DEDOS QUESO                    | MA       |
| PO010A | ACEITE DE AJONJOLI PICANTE     | MB       |
| TT050A | MASA DE MAIZ                   | MC       |
| PT010A | BROWNIE                        | MD       |
| HN010A | HELADO BANANA BLU              | ME       |
| AR005A | AGUA NATURAL 355 ML            | MI       |
| CA010A | CAFE CAREY GOURMET GRANO       | MJ       |
| CO025A | GINSENG AMPOLLETA              | ML       |
| TE005A | TE AMANECER                    | MM       |
| CE010A | BOHEMIA 355 ML                 | MN       |
| AN005A | ANIS CHINCHON DULCE            | MO       |
| BR010A | BRANDY AZTECA DE ORO           | MP       |
| CV070A | CH MOET CHANDON DOM PERIGNON   | MQ       |
| CG010A | COGNAC COURVOISIER V.S.O.P     | MR       |
| CL002A | AGUARDIENTE CACHACA            | MS       |
| GI015A | GINEBRA BEEFEATER              | MT       |
| RO010A | RON APPLETON BLANCO            | MU       |
| TQ010A | MEZ ALIPUS SAN ANDRES          | MV       |
| VO020A | VODKA ABSOLUT                  | MW       |
| WH010A | WHISKY BALLANTINES FINEST      | MX       |
| VB010A | VB ALBERT BICHOT CHABLIS       | MY       |
| VR050A | VR CERAUSOLO TOSE D ABRUZZO LA | MZ       |
+--------+--------------------------------+----------+
in the table of group if i query to see the clave for the groupplat shows me like this:
mysql> SELECT registro,clave,descr FROM compras.grupos group by clave;
+----------+-------+----------------------+
| registro | clave | descr                |
+----------+-------+----------------------+
|        3 | M0    | ABARROTES            |
|        4 | M1    | AVES                 |
|        5 | M2    | CARNES ROJAS         |
|        6 | M3    | EMBUTIDOS            |
|        7 | M4    | ESPECIAS-SECOS       |
|        8 | M5    | FRUTAS-VERDURAS      |
|        9 | M6    | LACTEOS              |
|       10 | M7    | PANES                |
|       11 | M8    | PASTAS               |
|       12 | M9    | PESCADOS-MARISCOS    |
|       13 | MA    | PRODUCTOS ELABORADOS |
|       14 | MB    | PRODUCTOS ORIENTALES |
|       15 | MC    | TORTILLAS            |
|       16 | MD    | PASTELES             |
|       17 | ME    | HELADOS-NIEVES       |
|       18 | MF    | PRODUCTOS EXOTICOS   |
|       19 | MI    | AGUAS-REFRESCOS      |
|       20 | MJ    | CAFES                |
|       21 | MK    | CHOCOLATES FRAPPES   |
|       22 | ML    | COMPLEMENTOS ALIMENT |
|       23 | MM    | TES                  |
|       24 | MN    | CERVEZAS             |
|       25 | MO    | ANISES               |
|       26 | MP    | BRANDYS              |
|       27 | MQ    | CHAMPAGNES-VINOS ES  |
|       28 | MR    | COGNACS              |
|       29 | MS    | CREMAS-LICORES-OPORT |
|       30 | MT    | GINEBRAS             |
|       31 | MU    | RONES                |
|       32 | MV    | TEQUILAS             |
|       33 | MW    | VODKAS               |
|       34 | MX    | WHISKYS              |
|       35 | MY    | VINOS BLANCOS        |
|       36 | MZ    | VINOS TINTOS         |
|       37 | Ma    | AGREGADOS            |
+----------+-------+----------------------+
so... not if I have to change or whether to remove the key 'MUL' of materiales table to see if "solve the problem" because when I do a query of the group 'Ma' no shows... but 'MA' yes... so I'm already quite frustrated that I find this very annoying bug! because i use this another query for to join tables I need to show the user a restaurant with inner join, but I submit this bug because MYSQL as it does not show the Ma ... gets it like MA
SELECT * FROM DETOC INNER JOIN MATERIALES ON DETOC.MATERIAL = MATERIALES.CLAVE 
                    INNER JOIN GRUPOS ON MATERIALES.GRUPPLAT = GRUPOS.CLAVE 
                    INNER JOIN ORDENESCOMPRA ON DETOC.ORDCOMP = ORDENESCOMPRA.CLAVE 
                    INNER JOIN PROVEEDORES ON ORDENESCOMPRA.CVEPROV = PROVEEDORES.CLAVE 
                   INNER JOIN AREAS ON ORDENESCOMPRA.AREA = AREAS.CLAVE 
                    WHERE ORDENESCOMPRA.FECHALTA>='2014-01-01' AND ORDENESCOMPRA.FECHALTA<='2015-01-19' 
                        AND ORDENESCOMPRA.AREA>='    50' AND ORDENESCOMPRA.AREA<='   AF2' 
                        AND ORDENESCOMPRA.CVEPROV>='000004' AND ORDENESCOMPRA.CVEPROV<='011551'
                        AND MATERIALES.CLAVE>='AB002A' AND MATERIALES.CLAVE<='WH420A' 
                        AND MATERIALES.GRUPPLAT>='M0' AND MATERIALES.GRUPPLAT<='Ma' 
                        AND ORDENESCOMPRA.CLAVE>='8780' AND ORDENESCOMPRA.CLAVE<='8790';
 
    