Re: Regex on field value - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Adrian Klaver
Subject Re: Regex on field value
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Msg-id d4db202a-82a0-2d6d-c8d4-eee479702d61@aklaver.com
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In response to Re: Regex on field value  ("David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>)
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On 04/14/2018 02:06 PM, David G. Johnston wrote:
> On Saturday, April 14, 2018, Mike Martin <redtux1@gmail.com 
> <mailto:redtux1@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Is this possible, eg
>     Substring(field, regex include other field name)

Something like?:

select substring(link_key from '^' || c_id  ), link_key, c_id from 
projection where link_key != 'no_key' limit 10;

  substring |  link_key   |  c_id
-----------+-------------+--------
  6RPLF     | 6RPLF-1646  | 6RPLF
  6RPLF     | 6RPLF-1646  | 6RPLF
  6RPLF     | 6RPLF-1646  | 6RPLF
  6RPLF     | 6RPLF-1646  | 6RPLF
  4RPLF     | 4RPLF-1694  | 4RPLF
  10CEHB    | 10CEHB-2628 | 10CEHB
  10CEHB    | 10CEHB-2628 | 10CEHB
  10CEHB    | 10CEHB-2628 | 10CEHB
  10CEHB    | 10CEHB-1698 | 10CEHB
  1GPLF     | 1GPLF-1704  | 1GPLF
(10 rows)

> 
> 
> Your example doesn't make sense but if you are asking whether a regular 
> expression can be stored in a column the answer is yes - though it's 
> nothing but a text value with runtime limitations.
> 
> David J.
> 


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