Re: SIMILAR TO syntax (Was: Re: The TODO List (Was: Re: O...) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: SIMILAR TO syntax (Was: Re: The TODO List (Was: Re: O...)
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Msg-id 25888.1032724820@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to SIMILAR TO syntax (Was: Re: The TODO List (Was: Re: O...)  ("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>)
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> On Thu, 19 Sep 2002, Tom Lane wrote:
>> AFAICS, getting SIMILAR TO to operate per spec would require adding some
>> sort of translation function that converts the spec-style pattern into
>> a Posix pattern that our regex match engine would handle.

I did something about this.  The translation function probably needs
work (for one thing, it's not multibyte-aware) but it's a start; and
we shouldn't need any more initdbs to tweak it.
        regards, tom lane


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