> input is >SELECT dog_name FROM hold_tbl WHERE dog_name RLIKE "^sam[0123456789]*" > ORDER BY dog_name< > > (and then printing out each of the matches made) > Sam > Sam4 > Sam5 > Sammie6 > Sammy7 > Sampson2 > Samson > Samuel > > As I understand it, only the first three should have matched. > Actually, as I really understand it none of them should have matched > because REGEXP/RLIKE are case sensitive searches. It makes no difference > if I use REGEXP instead of RLIKE. > > Also, I couldn't find any indication that mysql's regexp understood > [0-9] as opposed to [0123456789], am I correct? Again, it makes no > difference if I try that notation. > > Thanks, >
The query you want is dog_name RLIKE "^sam[0123456789]*$" Each of the above matches sam at the beginning folowed by ZERO or more numbers. If you put a "$" at the end. It anchors to the end of the string like "^" anchors to the beginning. > > --Cindy > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
