On 2011-01-18, andrew1 <andr...@mytrashmail.com> wrote: > hi all, > > these return t: > select 'ab' ~ '[a-z]$'
this matches the b and the end of the string > select 'ab' ~ '^[a-z]' this matches the start of the string and the a > select 'ab' ~ '^[a-z]$' returns f > Can't I use ^ and $ at the same time to match, in this case? > thanks. the above expression only succeeds if the string is one character long use '+' '*' or '{2}' etc after the '[a-z]' to allow it to match several letters or use '^[a-z]|[a-z]$' to match any sting that starts or ends with a letter. what are you trying to find? -- ⚂⚃ 100% natural -- Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql