X-Original-To: pgsql-sql-postgresql.org@postgresql.org Received: from localhost (wm.hub.org [200.46.204.128]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 328A49FB21E for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 11:12:23 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.128]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 80133-02 for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 14:12:14 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (sss.pgh.pa.us [66.207.139.130]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C931A9FB21C for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 11:11:47 -0300 (ADT) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k85EBiaC024282; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 10:11:44 -0400 (EDT) To: mario.splivalo@mobart.hr cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Postgres regexp matching failure? In-reply-to: <1157451491.27799.6.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <1157451491.27799.6.camel@localhost.localdomain> Comments: In-reply-to Mario Splivalo message dated "Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:18:11 +0200" Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 10:11:44 -0400 Message-ID: <24281.1157465504@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200609/21 X-Sequence-Number: 26232 Mario Splivalo writes: > Now, here is what happens if I try this in postgres: > pulitzer2=# select '+mario' ~ '^\s*(?:[\+|-]|(?:[sS][tT][oO][pP]\b)).*$'; I'm thinking you've forgotten to double your backslashes. regards, tom lane