On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 12:13 PM, John R Pierce <pierce@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > where field ~ '^(jo|mo|do|fo)' Don't forget to add the l as the end: where field ~ '^(jo|mo|do|fo)l' -- Regards, Richard Broersma Jr. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general