Re: LIKE upper('%$info%') -- (like google)

From: Johan Daine <isis(at)wanadoo(dot)be>
To: Patrick Coulombe <pcoulombe(at)mediacces(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: LIKE upper('%$info%') -- (like google)
Date: 2001-05-26 18:43:39
Message-ID: 3B0FF95B.8BFDE095@wanadoo.be
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Patrick Coulombe wrote:

> how can i search my database like a search engine (ie google).
>
> -- $info= patrick coulombe
> -- select distinct * from friends where upper(name) LIKE upper('%$info%')
>
> i want postgresql to find :
>
> -- patrick lefevre
> -- coulombe caroline
> -- patrick coulombe
> -- coulombe patrick
>
> you get the idea...
> thank you :)
> patrick
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You might have a look at the regular expressions:
http://postgresql.mirror.easynet.be/users-lounge/docs/7.1/user/functions-matching.html#FUNCTIONS-REGEXP

http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/7908799/xbd/re.html

Good luck
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