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From: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>
To: Campbell, Lance <lance@uiuc.edu>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Like problem
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:42:20 +0000
Message-ID: <47B31DEC.5050109@archonet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <B10E6810AC2A2F4EA7550D072CDE8760197EF2@SAB-FENWICK.sab.uiuc.edu>
References: <B10E6810AC2A2F4EA7550D072CDE8760197EF2@SAB-FENWICK.sab.uiuc.edu>

Campbell, Lance wrote:
> 8.2.5
> 
> I am having an issue with trying to use 'LIKE' so that I can match on a
> string with an underscore in it.  What is the proper way to find the
> following string?

> WARNING:  nonstandard use of escape in a string literal
> 
> LINE 1: ...ct c1 from t1 where c1 like '%abc\_%';

Either indicate you are using an escaped string: LIKE E'%abc\_%'
Or, change the escape character: LIKE '%abcQ_%' ESCAPE 'Q'

-- 
   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd



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