On Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 05:53:54AM +0000, Mikhail wrote: > > The following bug has been logged online: > > Bug reference: 3487 > Logged by: Mikhail > Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > PostgreSQL version: 8.1 > Operating system: windows 2003 SP2 > Description: regular exp > Details: > > Please, help me! > My code: > "IF char_length(substring(str from '^[a-zA-Z]*://'))=0 THEN > str:= 'http://'||str; > END IF;" > > If str= http://www.msn.com then nothing happen > (all is OK), but if str= just www.msn.com then nothing happen too! > > Why?
Because substring() returns NULL when there is no match, not the empty string. So you need IF substring(str from '^[a-zA-Z]*://') IS NULL THEN ... //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq