[PHP] unique strings from string column type in mySQL

I have a column in a database with a column type of string that holds catalog numbers. They can be in two formats. 1: 410998 2: 555336-18 The 18 in the dash number represents a length. So there could be multiple entries with the same base, just a different int after the dash. I am experiencing

Re: [PHP] unique strings from string column type in mySQL

On Thursday 28 February 2002 00:09, Mike Krisher wrote: I have a column in a database with a column type of string that holds catalog numbers. They can be in two formats. 1: 410998 2: 555336-18 The 18 in the dash number represents a length. So there could be multiple entries with the same