"Fernando Hevia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Trim doesn't do what you think it does. The '<BR/>' in the >> above is not a string to remove it is a list of characters to >> remove. Thus, the R is removed as it matches a character given.
> You could probably use instead: > select replace('<BR/>ROI Engineering Inc.', '<BR/>', '') That would zap occurrences in the middle of the string, though. regexp_replace would be better since it'd allow anchoring the pattern, eg select regexp_replace('<BR/>ROI Engineering Inc.', '^<BR/>', ''); select regexp_replace('ROI Engineering Inc.<BR/>', '<BR/>$', ''); regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql