"Rhys Stewart" <rhys(dot)stewart(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> can i search in a list or regular expression....eg
> "select yadi from ya where yadiya in ('old', 'ulk', 'orb')"
> but instead of in ther'd be another operator or a LIKE IN.
You could use "<operator> ANY" --- "IN" is just a shorthand for "= ANY".
I don't think the parser will take LIKE ANY, but you could use the
equivalent operator name ("~~" I think, check the manual).
regards, tom lane