Re: Function testing if a string is a number ?

Tom Lane a écrit :
> Arnaud Lesauvage  writes:
>> I am searching for a function that would return true if a string 
>> is a number.
>> In Access I would have written IsNumeric('mystring'), but this 
>> function does not exist in postgres.
> 
> Write your own using a pattern test, for instance
> 	varchar ~ '^[0-9]+$'
> See
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/functions-matching.html

Oh yes ! Regular expressions !
I have to think about it now !!!

Thanks a lot Tom !

Regards
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Arnaud