Re: regexp_replace: LF, CR, or tab - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Osvaldo Kussama
Subject Re: regexp_replace: LF, CR, or tab
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Msg-id 690707f61002270547q4fd789ev7f1b5d6617c4d120@mail.gmail.com
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In response to regexp_replace: LF, CR, or tab  (seiliki@so-net.net.tw)
Responses Re: regexp_replace: LF, CR, or tab  (Bastiaan Wakkie <bwakkie@gmail.com>)
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2010/2/27  <seiliki@so-net.net.tw>:
> Hi!
>
> I am trying to replace characters '\r', '\n', or '\t' with space character ' '. As an example, I want string
"A\t\n\rB"becomes "AB".  The following statement seems to be not working. What mistake have I made? 
>
> TIA
>
> CN
> ========
>
> select regexp_replace(E'A\r\n\tB',E'[\r\n\t]',' ');
>  regexp_replace
> ----------------
>  A
>         B
> (1 row)
>


Try:
select regexp_replace(E'A\r\n\tB',E'[\r\n\t]',' ','g');

Osvaldo

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