2010/10/13 Andrus <kobruleht2@xxxxxx>: > CHAR(20) columns in 8.4 database may contains spaces and - signs like > > 13-333-333 > 12 3-44 > 33 33 333 > 12345 > > User enters code to search without spaces and - signs, like 12344 > How to search for product code ignoring spaces and - signs? > > For example searching for code 12344 should return > 12 3-44 as matching item. How about using translate() to strip off dashes and spaces: SELECT mycol FROM mytable WHERE translate(mycol, '- ', '') = '12344'; Josh -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
