Hi all;
This is a complex issue, and i am tryign to figure out how to use regular
expressions to resolve this issue. I need to retrieve the first N lines of
a text field. N would be assigned using a parameterized query, if possible.
I had thought about using something like:
select substring(test from '#"' || repeat('%\n', $1) || '#"%' for '#') from
multiline_test;
However, this always selects every line but the final one (because %\n seems
to be interpreted to be the largest possible string, while I want it to be
the smallest possible string).
Is there a workaround? Any other help? Or do I need to write a UDF?
Best Wishes,
Chris Travers
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