From: "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
> dev(at)archonet(dot)com writes:
> > Am I doing something stupid trying to escape an underscore in LIKE?
Ah so Yes.
> You need more backslashes. Don't forget the string-literal parser eats
> one level of backslashes, before LIKE ever gets to see the pattern.
>
> regards, tom lane
Thanks Tom, as a 2-stage process it all makes sense. Tried it out in PHP too
and I end up with four backslashes (3 stages).
Another DOH! item for my notes.
- Richard Huxton