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From:Mark Goodge Date:November 4 2002 11:21am
Subject:select using regexp
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Hi,

I've got a problem that I'm hoping someone can help with. I need to do
a query against a text column in order to extract entries that will
match whole words only - for example, a search for "cat" should match
any of:

  The cat sat on the mat
  It was a large cat.
  Cat food is interesting.
  Dog. Cat. Fish.

but not match

  in a catatonic state
  it was a catastrophe
 scattergun approach

It looks as if the MySQL REGEXP function is what I need here, but I
can't work out from the documentation how to get what I want. 

Any suggestions?

Mark
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select using regexpMark Goodge4 Nov
  • RE: select using regexpAndy Eastham4 Nov
  • RE: select using regexpPeter Lovatt4 Nov
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    • Re: select using regexpJoseph Bueno4 Nov