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Re: [BUGS] like operator bug

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> — 1999-09-07T19:17:46Z

jfaith <jfaith@cemsys.com> writes:
> create table tst(addr char(4));
> insert into tst values('1000');
> insert into tst values('1010');
> insert into tst values('1120');
> select * from tst where addr like '1%0';
> produces
> addr
> ----
> 1120(1 row)
> where it should return all of the example rows.

I believe I have fixed this.  If you need the fix before 6.5.2 is out,
line 188 in src/backend/utils/adt/like.c should return LIKE_FALSE not
LIKE_ABORT:

  	if (*text !='\0')
! 		return LIKE_ABORT;
  	else

  	if (*text !='\0')
! 		return LIKE_FALSE;
  	else

			regards, tom lane