> -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Cote [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:22 PM > To: sqlite-users@sqlite.org > Subject: Re: [sqlite] Query problem > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > You > > can escape characters using [..]. To match a * anywhere in a string, > > for example: > > > > x GLOB '*[*]*' > > > > The [..] pattern must contain at least one internal character. So > > to match a "]" you can use the pattern > > > > x GLOB '*[]]*' > > > So to match the OP's original string he would need to use > '*1[[][]]1.txt' as his pattern? > > With each of the square brackets to be matched escaped by a pair of > enclosing square brackets.
Square brackets don't "escape" thing that way: [[] is a character class containing only the character '['. [][], however, is a character class containing two characters. The special rule is that the first character after the opening '[' is part of the class even if it's a ']' or a '-'. -- James ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
