Re: update replace() regex

[Dan Nelson]

In the last episode (Jul 08), Egor Shevtsov said:
> I wonder if possible at all to use replace() together with regex in update
> statement.  I want to be able to update a field of string values and
> replace a 'dash' character with a space in the string.  Something like:
> UPDATE table SET column = replace(column, regex '%-%', ' ') where id = xxx;

You don't need a regex for that.  REPLACE(column, '-', ' ') should do what
you want.

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	Dan Nelson
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