Mario Splivalo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > So, I guess it's obvious that postgres doesn't treat regular expressions > the same way as java/perl/pyton/php/awk/sed do...
When you get into stuff as arcane as word-boundary constraints, you'll find that regexes are not NEARLY as well standardized as that flippant complaint suggests. For penance, actually try it in all six of those languages and report back. Postgres' regexp code is the same as Tcl's (it's Henry Spencer's package) and if you check TFM you will find out that \y, or possibly \M, is what you want. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match