Hi, I guess capture will help you look at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/functions-matching.html SELECT regexp_replace('http://test.com/test/testfile.php', '^(.*)/(.*\.php)$', E'\\1&file=\\2', 'g') 2015-12-09 22:58 GMT+01:00 Christopher Molnar <cmolnar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Hello, > > I am running into a problem and need some pointers on regexp_replace - I > can't seem to find an answer in any of the online resources. > > I have a string (like 40,000 with different length and number of components) > of them in a field named "externalurl". I need to replace the final "/" of > the string with "&file=" while preserving the filename and extension > following the "/". > > The closest I can get is: > > regexp_replace('http://test.com/test/testfile.php','/[^/]*$','&file=') > > however this looses the file name and returns: > > http://test.com/test&file= > > What I am looking for is: > > http://test.com/test&file=testfile.php > > as a result. > > Would anyone here point me in the right direction? > > Thanks! > -Chris -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
