> Hello, > > I'd like to count the number linebreaks within a string, > but I get a memory allocation error when using regexp_matches or regexp_split_to_table. > > Any idea for an alternative to this problem ? > > select count(*)-1 from > ( select regexp_split_to_table(full_message,'(\n)', 'g') > from mytable > where id =-2146999703 > )foo; > > ERROR: invalid memory alloc request size 1447215584 > > regards, > > Marc Mamin > Hi, what's the size of full_message from mytable where id =-2146999703? Also: Postgres version? OS? any extensions installed? Bye, Chris. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general