Re: Regular expression problem - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Manuel Sugawara
Subject Re: Regular expression problem
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Msg-id m38ynapkkp.fsf@conexa.fciencias.unam.mx
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In response to Re: Regular expression problem  ("scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com>)
Responses Re: Regular expression problem  ("scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com>)
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"scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com> writes:

> It certainly seems to work in Postgresql 7.4 beta 4:
> 
> create table test2 (info text);
> CREATE TABLE
> insert into test2 values ('ab');
> INSERT 109169538 1
> insert into test2 values ('abc');
> INSERT 109169539 1
> 
> marl8412=# select * from test2 where info ~ '^[a-z]{2}$';
>  info
> ------
>  ab
> 
> Or was there more to that message I wasn't getting?

He was trying to use '[a-z]{2,2}', which doesn't work in PostgreSQL.

Regards,
Manuel.



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