On 11/18/11 12:37 PM, Gauthier, Dave wrote:
> bi_dev=# select name from test where name ~ '^(' || replace('jo,mo,do,fo', ',', '|') || ')l';
> ERROR: argument of WHERE must be type boolean, not type text
ah, needs () around the right side of the ~ expression, not sure why.
does ~ have higher expression priority than || or something?
select name from test where name ~ ('^(' || replace(?, ',', '|') || ')l');
worked for me.
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