This seems to do it: SELECT phone_work FROM leads WHERE phone_work REGEXP '[(]{1}([0-9]){3}[)]{1}[ ]?([^0-1]){1}([0-9]){2}[ ]?[-]?[ ]?([0-9]){4}'
----- Original Message ---- From: Paul Nowosielski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 2:39:54 PM Subject: REGEXP help Finding phone numbers (nnn) nnn-nnnn format Hi, Please, can anyone lend a hand in helping pullout phone numbers from the DB that only match the format (nnn) nnn-nnnn ? SELECT phone_work FROM leads WHERE phone_work REGEXP 'the_expression?' I've been trying to lick this for hours now with no avail. Thank you, Paul -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]