Re: How to use like with a list

On 11/18/11 12:18 PM, Richard Broersma wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 12:13 PM, John R Pierce<pierce@hogranch.com>  wrote:
>
>> >  where field ~ '^(jo|mo|do|fo)'
> Don't forget to add the l as the end:
>
> where field ~ '^(jo|mo|do|fo)l'

ah, yeah, that.

and to complete the original requirement...

where field ~ '^(' || replace(?, ',', '|') || ')l'


btw, no need for a .* on the end, since the regex isn't anchored at the
end with a $


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