In article <F96F2B16-2A2A-4A28-97E1-1B00C9902808@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Michael Glaesemann <grzm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Dec 15, 2005, at 0:29 , Jimmy Rowe wrote: >> select * from catalog where file_name like 'abc%def%.200[2-5]%'; >> The following select keeps returning "(0 rows)". > LIKE doesn't consider [2-5] to be a range, but rather the literal > characters '[2-5]'. If you're looking for regex, take a look at the > POSIX regex operator ~ > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/functions- > matching.html#FUNCTIONS-POSIX-REGEXP > See if something like file_name ~ 'abc.*def.*\.200[2-5]' That's not quite the same because LIKE matching is anchored. Try something like file_name ~ '^abc.*def.*\.200[2-5]$'
