On 7/7/06, T E Schmitz <mailreg(at)numerixtechnology(dot)de> wrote:
> Sorry, but that would also capture something like
> 10-30-59mm
>
> The pattern describes either a single length (120 millimeters) or a
> range (30 to 70 millimetres), hence:
>
> \\d+(-\\d+)?mm
>
> The ? quantifier refers to the combination of '-' and digits and has to
> be bracketed.
>
> ...
>
> Still, I'd be interested to know whether there is a 'more elegant' solution.
OK, last try using regex:
SELECT
NAME
, substring(NAME, '^(\\d+(-\\d+)?mm)') AS BASE_NAME
, regexp_replace(NAME, '^\\d+(-\\d+)?mm (.*)', '\\2') AS SUFFIX
FROM MODEL
Regards,
Rodrigo