Re: regex back-references?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Michael Blakeley <mike(at)blakeley(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: regex back-references?
Date: 2000-08-21 05:30:23
Message-ID: 26729.966835823@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Michael Blakeley <mike(at)blakeley(dot)com> writes:
> Does postgresql support regex back-references?

There's no such function at the SQL level, AFAIR.

I'd recommend writing a function in either plperl or pltcl, according
to your taste. Both offer pretty much all the string-bashing
functionality you could possibly want ...

regards, tom lane

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