am Mon, dem 12.11.2007, um 10:54:53 -0500 mailte Gauthier, Dave folgendes: > Is there a function that?ll return the position of the last occurance of a char > in a string? > > > > For Example, in the string ?abc/def/ghi? I want the position of the 2^nd ?/?. write a function to revert the string and use strpos(). create or replace function rev(varchar) returns varchar as $$ declare _temp varchar; _count int; begin _temp := ''; for _count in reverse length($1)..1 loop _temp := _temp || substring($1 from _count for 1); end loop; return _temp; end; $$ language plpgsql immutable; Andreas -- Andreas Kretschmer Kontakt: Heynitz: 035242/47150, D1: 0160/7141639 (mehr: -> Header) GnuPG-ID: 0x3FFF606C, privat 0x7F4584DA http://wwwkeys.de.pgp.net ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match