Emi Lu wrote: > Good morning, > > Is there a simply method in psql to format a string? > > For example, adding a space to every three consecutive letters: > > abcdefgh -> *** *** *** Depending on how you want 'extras' handled, you could work from something like this: select trim(regexp_replace('123456', '...', '\& ', 'g')); If you don't care about trailing space remove the 'trim()'. The replacement string may need to be escaped differently depending on your PG version and setting for standard_conforming_strings. For example: E'\\& ' HTH Bosco. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general