There isn't a built in way but you can try http://www.mysqludf.org/lib_mysqludf_preg/
I would go with the php/perl script if this is a one time thing. -Eric On Jan 21, 2011, at 11:31 AM, Phil <pchap...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > I have a table which contains a username column which may be constructed > something like > > somename[AAAAA] or [BBBBCCCCDDD]someothername > > The AAAAA or BBBBCCCCDDD can be anything at all. > > I've added a new column to the table to which I'd like to populate with the > value within the square brackets. > > I could write something in perl or php to run through each and update them > but was wondering if there is a way to do this within mysql itself? The > regexp only returns a boolean so I can't see how to use that. > > Regards > > Phil > > > -- > Distributed Computing stats > http://stats.free-dc.org -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
