> > > > You need The SQL3 SIMILAR
> > > > in this case pattern can involve additional special characters,
> not 
> > > > just % and _ as in LIKE,
> > > TODO item changed to:
> > >         * add SIMILAR to allow character classes, 'pg_[a-c]%'
> > 
> > The annoying thing is that our regex "~" operators do all of this
> and
> > more, but presumably don't have the right behavior for underscore
> and
> > for percent. Should we look at the regex code and try to get it to
> be
> > compatible (for v6.5...)?
> 
> Not sure.
I thought that the regex code was already being revamped by the
originator.
	-DEJ

Fri, 2 Oct 1998 10:41:09 -0500
"Jackson, DeJuan" <djackson@cpsgroup.com>
RE: [HACKERS] SQL92
> > > > > You need The SQL3 SIMILAR
> > > > > in this case pattern can involve additional special characters,
> > not 
> > > > > just % and _ as in LIKE,
> > > > TODO item changed to:
> > > >         * add SIMILAR to allow character classes, 'pg_[a-c]%'
> > > 
> > > The annoying thing is that our regex "~" operators do all of this
> > and
> > > more, but presumably don't have the right behavior for underscore
> > and
> > > for percent. Should we look at the regex code and try to get it to
> > be
> > > compatible (for v6.5...)?
> > 
> > Not sure.
> I thought that the regex code was already being revamped by the
> originator.

He is speeding it up, but had no release date yet.

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Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:05:14 -0400 (EDT)
Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
Re: [HACKERS] SQL92