Re: Selecting all variations of job title in a list

Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>

From: Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>
To: Rich Shepard <rshepard@appl-ecosys.com>, pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2025-11-25T20:46:37Z
Lists: pgsql-general
On 11/25/25 11:08, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Nov 2025, Adrian Klaver wrote:
> 
>> Something like?:
>>
>> select 'Env mgr.' ilike  ANY(ARRAY['Asst Gen Mgr.', 'Env Mgr.', 'Gen 
>> Mgr.', 'Mgr.','Plant Mgr.']);
> 
> Adrian,
> 
> Hadn't thought of this.
> 
> Your, and Ron's, answers taught me that the answer to my question is 'no,
> there is no shortcut.' :-)

You will need to be clearer about what you want.

If it is to fetch titles with Mgr in the name then it would be simple:

select * from people_table where title ilike '%mgr%';

If it is something more selective you will need to provide a more 
detailed example.

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Rich
> 
> 


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Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@aklaver.com