Re: [INTERFACES] Case insensitive LIKE ?

From: Wim Ceulemans <wim(dot)ceulemans(at)nice(dot)be>
To: Constantin Teodorescu <teo(at)flex(dot)ro>
Cc: PostgreSQL Interfaces <pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] Case insensitive LIKE ?
Date: 1999-10-31 16:31:08
Message-ID: 381C6ECC.1A8992C3@nice.be
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The case insensitive equivalent in postgreSQL is:

select ~* 'john'

Constantin Teodorescu wrote:
>
> I'm writing an application that should work with PostgreSQL server on
> Linux and ODBC-MS Access on Windows.
>
> I'm using the TclODBC package that works just fine.
>
> Under Windows, with ODBC->MS Access , the select LIKE 'john%' works case
> insensitive!
> Under Linux with PostgreSQL 6.5.2 , the LIKE clause is case sensitive!
>
> Is there for PostgreSQL a modifier(parameter) that will make the LIKE
> clause case insensitive ?
>
> TIA,
> Constantin Teodorescu
> FLEX Consulting Braila, ROMANIA
>
> ************

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