Re: Selecting all variations of job title in a list

From: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
To: Rich Shepard <rshepard(at)appl-ecosys(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Selecting all variations of job title in a list
Date: 2025-11-25 20:58:58
Message-ID: 58262f76-d5c1-4c3a-9560-ca7f43a2f83c@aklaver.com
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On 11/25/25 12:53, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Nov 2025, Adrian Klaver wrote:
>
>> You will need to be clearer about what you want.
>>
>> If it is to fetch titles with Mgr in the name then it would be simple:
>>
>> select * from people_table where title ilike '%mgr%';
>>
>> If it is something more selective you will need to provide a more
>> detailed example.
>
> Adrian,
>
> I thought my example was clear: there are modifiers to job titles such as
> 'Manager,' 'Vice President,' 'Engineer.' That's why I asked if the
> `like/ilike' modifier would work in a list passed to the `in' command.

So what are you searching on, the title, the modifier or both?

>
> Rich
>
>

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Adrian Klaver
adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com

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