Hi, I use it in queries like SELECT * FROM table WHERE field REGEXP "patern";
It is the same as using the LIKE operator wit more complex patterns Dobromir Velev [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.websitepulse.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 00:02 Subject: Regular Expressions > I've looked through the mysql manual for information on regualar > expressions, and all that it seems to have are references such as: > > SELECT "fo\nfo" REGEXP "^fo$"; > > How can the REGEXP be applied to a 'SELECT field FROM table' kind of > statement? > > Thanks, > > Darren Young > > mysql,query > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
