On Jun 27, 2007, at 16:17 , Richard Broersma Jr wrote:


--- Osvaldo Rosario Kussama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Try:
SELECT your_field ~ '.*[[:digit:]]{2}$';

This could be simplified a little. :o)

WHERE your_field ~ '\\d{2}$';

Using dollar-quotes means not having to escape your \d (which I always find a bit of a hassle):

WHERE your_field ~ $re$\d{2}$$re$;

It's important to remember to use a tagged dollar quote (e.g., $re$) if you're using $ as an anchor.

And with standard_conforming_strings on you don't even need to use dollar-quotes:

test=# show standard_conforming_strings;
standard_conforming_strings
-----------------------------
on
(1 row)

test=# select 'foo33' ~ '\d{2}$';
?column?
----------
t
(1 row)

Dollar-quoting gets you around having to worry about what standard_conforming_strings is set to, though.

Michael Glaesemann
grzm seespotcode net



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