Re: Zero-length character breaking query?

Thanks Tom; this is at a client site, so I have limited access, but it looks like a REINDEX resolves the issue.

Doug

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us]
Sent: March 16, 2012 6:33 AM
To: Doug Gorley
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Zero-length character breaking query?

Doug Gorley <dgorley(at)aihs(dot)ca> writes:
> The table is called tdt_unsent. The field is str_name_l. For demonstration purposes, the value is "SMITH".

> "select * from tdt_unsent where str_name_l = 'SMITH'" returns 0 rows.
> "select * from tdt_unsent where str_name_l ~ '^SMITH'" returns 3 rows.
> "select * from tdt_unsent where str_name_l ~ '^SMITH$'" returns 0 rows.
> "select length(str_name_l) from tdt_unsent where str_name_l ~ '^SMITH'" returns "5".

I'd check EXPLAIN (with the actual problematic string, not SMITH).
The planner is probably trying to build an index range condition from the regex pattern --- is it doing the right thing given your locale?

If the plan looks okay, maybe you need to reindex whatever index it's using.

regards, tom lane