From: | Ian Lawrence Barwick <barwick(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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To: | "Baboo, Isa" <IBaboo(at)fnb(dot)co(dot)za> |
Cc: | John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com>, "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: list non alphanumeric |
Date: | 2013-04-12 07:07:36 |
Message-ID: | CAB8KJ=huN-E7nbXC8pBH1vgvqcuu7wyYJ-x7tYe9mprUX_XOZA@mail.gmail.com |
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> From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of John R Pierce
> Sent: 12 April 2013 08:41 AM
> To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] list non alphanumeric
>
>
>
> On 4/11/2013 11:23 PM, Baboo, Isa wrote:
>
> Firstly let me mention I am a noob to postgres,DB and sql anyway, I have a
> column with First names and need to list names that have non-alphanumeric
> characters in them like + or * and the list goes on. I did google a bit and
> tried:
>
> select * from TABLE where first_name not like '%[a-z0-9]%';
>
>
> you'll probably have to use a regex for that.
>
> something like... (my regex is really rusty)
>
> ... WHERE first_name !~ '^[a-z0-9]*$';
2013/4/12 Baboo, Isa <IBaboo(at)fnb(dot)co(dot)za>:
>
> Hi
>
> Thanks for the response but I tried that and it does not work here is an
> example of names which still display.
>
> test
> sadadds
> Hillary
> BEN NAME
> ALAN MCGARVEY +
Something like:
... WHERE first_name ~ '[^\w]'
might do the trick.
Regards
Ian Barwick
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