On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 05:09:32PM -0600, Doug Gorley wrote: > G'day, > > "select * from tdt_unsent where str_name_l = 'SMITH'" returns 0 rows. > "select * from tdt_unsent where str_name_l ~ '^SMITH'" returns 3 rows. > "select * from tdt_unsent where str_name_l ~ '^SMITH$'" returns 0 rows. > "select length(str_name_l) from tdt_unsent where str_name_l ~ '^SMITH'" returns "5". What does octet_length return? Perhaps this is some nonprintable control character. Unicode is full of those. If it differs from the string length, then you can be pretty sure that's the case. Cheers, Peter -- http://sjamaan.ath.cx -- "The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can be economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic experience much like composing poetry or music." -- Donald Knuth -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
