Re: `~' operator and indices

Hi, there,

Jie LIANG

Internet Products Inc.

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On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Artur Rataj wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I would like to ask you why do `~' gives the following results,
> if there is an index on `string':
>
> select string from indextbk_fti_fkey where string ~ '^IE';
===> try this:
where string ~ '^IE.*';

> string
> --------
> (0 rows)
>
> select string from indextbk_fti_fkey where string ~ '^IECIA';
> string
> --------
> IECIA
> (1 row)
>
> `E' here is a polish letter. I have set locale to `pl_PL' before
> starting postgres.
>
> Best regards
>
> Artur Rataj
>
>