[BUGS] BUG #5535: Backslash in condition for LIKE statement is not seen

2010-07-01 Thread Jeff Benjamin
The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 5535 Logged by: Jeff Benjamin Email address: j...@ivertex.com PostgreSQL version: 8.3.8 Operating system: MacOSX, Linux Description:Backslash in condition for LIKE statement is not seen Details: Seems one

Re: [BUGS] BUG #5535: Backslash in condition for LIKE statement is not seen

2010-07-01 Thread Kevin Grittner
Jeff Benjamin j...@ivertex.com wrote: Seems one cannot use a backslash character in a LIKE condition. By default that has special meaning as an escape character. Try this: select * from test where pattern like E'\\w%' escape '#'; or this: select * from test where pattern like

Re: [BUGS] BUG #5535: Backslash in condition for LIKE statement is not seen

2010-07-01 Thread Jeff Benjamin
Thanks, that works! On Jul 1, 2010, at 1:34 PM, Kevin Grittner wrote: Jeff Benjamin j...@ivertex.com wrote: Seems one cannot use a backslash character in a LIKE condition. By default that has special meaning as an escape character. Try this: select * from test where pattern like