> I need to search a mysql database using wildcards. I know about the * and
> the _ wildcards (any number of any character and 1 character of any kind,
> respectively) but I need to match any number, any letter and thing like
> that.
>
> An SQL book claimed it could be done using brackets and ranges
> like [1-9],
> but I can't get that to work.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas how I can solve my little problem?

Regular expressions:

http://www.mysql.com/doc/S/t/String_comparison_functions.html
http://www.mysql.com/doc/P/a/Pattern_matching.html


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