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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;1 версия&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Новая страница&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;==&amp;quot;.&amp;quot; matches anything==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table TestTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                    VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    Description           VARCHAR2(40 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  )&lt;br /&gt;
  5  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1234 5th Street&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1 Culloden Street&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1234 Road&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;33 Thrid Road&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;One than another&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;2003 Movie&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Start With Letters&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ----------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1    1234 5th Street&lt;br /&gt;
2    1 Culloden Street&lt;br /&gt;
3    1234 Road&lt;br /&gt;
4    33 Thrid Road&lt;br /&gt;
5    One than another&lt;br /&gt;
6    2003 Movie&lt;br /&gt;
7    Start With Letters&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; --&amp;quot;.&amp;quot; matches anything.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT Description, REGEXP_INSTR(Description,&amp;quot;O.e&amp;quot;) where_it_is&lt;br /&gt;
  2  FROM testTable&lt;br /&gt;
  3  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(Description,&amp;quot;O.e&amp;quot;) &amp;gt; 0;&lt;br /&gt;
DESCRIPTION                              WHERE_IT_IS&lt;br /&gt;
---------------------------------------- -----------&lt;br /&gt;
One than another                                   1&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==&amp;quot;?&amp;quot;: match exactly zero or one repetition==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; --&amp;quot;?&amp;quot;: match exactly zero or one repetition&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT REGEXP_SUBSTR(&amp;quot;Yababa dababa do&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;a.?a&amp;quot;) FROM dual;&lt;br /&gt;
REG&lt;br /&gt;
---&lt;br /&gt;
aba&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==&amp;quot;+&amp;quot;: match one or more repetitions==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- &amp;quot;+&amp;quot;: match one or more repetitions&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT REGEXP_SUBSTR(&amp;quot;Yababa dababa do&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;a.+a&amp;quot;) FROM dual;&lt;br /&gt;
REGEXP_SUBST&lt;br /&gt;
------------&lt;br /&gt;
ababa dababa&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==&amp;quot;*&amp;quot; (match zero or more repetitions)==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; --&amp;quot;*&amp;quot; (match zero or more repetitions):&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT REGEXP_SUBSTR(&amp;quot;Yababa dababa do&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;a.*a&amp;quot;) FROM dual;&lt;br /&gt;
REGEXP_SUBST&lt;br /&gt;
------------&lt;br /&gt;
ababa dababa&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==REGEXP_INSTR(description, &amp;quot;e.+e&amp;quot;): An &amp;quot;e&amp;quot; followed by any number of other characters and then another &amp;quot;e&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table TestTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                    VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    Description           VARCHAR2(30 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  )&lt;br /&gt;
  5  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1234 5th Street&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1 Culloden Street&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1234 Road&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;33 Thrid Road&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;One than another&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;2003 Movie&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Start With Letters&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1    1234 5th Street&lt;br /&gt;
2    1 Culloden Street&lt;br /&gt;
3    1234 Road&lt;br /&gt;
4    33 Thrid Road&lt;br /&gt;
5    One than another&lt;br /&gt;
6    2003 Movie&lt;br /&gt;
7    Start With Letters&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- REGEXP_INSTR(description, &amp;quot;e.+e&amp;quot;): An &amp;quot;e&amp;quot; followed by any number of other characters and then another &amp;quot;e&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT description,&lt;br /&gt;
  2      REGEXP_SUBSTR(description,&amp;quot;e.+e&amp;quot;),&lt;br /&gt;
  3      REGEXP_INSTR(description, &amp;quot;e.+e&amp;quot;) &amp;quot;@&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
  4  FROM testTable;&lt;br /&gt;
DESCRIPTION                    REGEXP_SUBSTR(DESCRIPTION,&amp;quot;E.+          @&lt;br /&gt;
------------------------------ ------------------------------ ----------&lt;br /&gt;
1234 5th Street                                                        0&lt;br /&gt;
1 Culloden Street              en Stree                                9&lt;br /&gt;
1234 Road                                                              0&lt;br /&gt;
33 Thrid Road                                                          0&lt;br /&gt;
One than another               e than anothe                           3&lt;br /&gt;
2003 Movie                                                             0&lt;br /&gt;
Start With Letters             ette                                   13&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==REGEXP_INSTR(description,&amp;quot;e.e&amp;quot;): Find a letter and then whatever until there was another of the same letter==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table TestTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                    VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    Description           VARCHAR2(30 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  )&lt;br /&gt;
  5  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1234 5th Street&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1 Culloden Street&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1234 Road&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;33 Thrid Road&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;One than another&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;2003 Movie&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;eSetarte With Letterse&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1    1234 5th Street&lt;br /&gt;
2    1 Culloden Street&lt;br /&gt;
3    1234 Road&lt;br /&gt;
4    33 Thrid Road&lt;br /&gt;
5    One than another&lt;br /&gt;
6    2003 Movie&lt;br /&gt;
7    eSetarte With Letterse&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- Find a letter and then whatever until there was another of the same letter&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT description,&lt;br /&gt;
  2      REGEXP_INSTR(description,&amp;quot;e.e&amp;quot;) where_pattern_starts&lt;br /&gt;
  3  FROM testTable&lt;br /&gt;
  4  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(description,&amp;quot;e.e&amp;quot;) &amp;gt; 0;&lt;br /&gt;
DESCRIPTION                    WHERE_PATTERN_STARTS&lt;br /&gt;
------------------------------ --------------------&lt;br /&gt;
eSetarte With Letterse                            1&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==REGEXP_INSTR(description,&amp;quot;F.&amp;quot;)==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table TestTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                    VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    Description           VARCHAR2(40 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  )&lt;br /&gt;
  5  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1234 5th Street&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1 Culloden Street&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1234 First Road&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;33 Thrid Road&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;One than another&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;2003 Movie&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Start With Letters&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ----------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1    1234 5th Street&lt;br /&gt;
2    1 Culloden Street&lt;br /&gt;
3    1234 First Road&lt;br /&gt;
4    33 Thrid Road&lt;br /&gt;
5    One than another&lt;br /&gt;
6    2003 Movie&lt;br /&gt;
7    Start With Letters&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT description, REGEXP_INSTR(description,&amp;quot;F.&amp;quot;) where_it_is&lt;br /&gt;
  2  FROM testTable&lt;br /&gt;
  3  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(description,&amp;quot;F.&amp;quot;) &amp;gt; 0;&lt;br /&gt;
DESCRIPTION                              WHERE_IT_IS&lt;br /&gt;
---------------------------------------- -----------&lt;br /&gt;
1234 First Road                                    6&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==REGEXP_INSTR(description,&amp;quot;i.i&amp;quot;): &amp;quot;i&amp;quot; followed by any one character, followed by another &amp;quot;i&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table TestTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                    VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    Description           VARCHAR2(30 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  )&lt;br /&gt;
  5  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1234 5th Street&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1 Culloden Street&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1234 Road&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;33 Thrid Road&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;One than another&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;2003 Movie&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;iSitart With Letters&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1    1234 5th Street&lt;br /&gt;
2    1 Culloden Street&lt;br /&gt;
3    1234 Road&lt;br /&gt;
4    33 Thrid Road&lt;br /&gt;
5    One than another&lt;br /&gt;
6    2003 Movie&lt;br /&gt;
7    iSitart With Letters&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- REGEXP_INSTR(description,&amp;quot;i.i&amp;quot;): &amp;quot;i&amp;quot; followed by any one character, followed by another &amp;quot;i&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT description,&lt;br /&gt;
  2      REGEXP_INSTR(description,&amp;quot;i.i&amp;quot;) where_pattern_starts&lt;br /&gt;
  3  FROM testTable&lt;br /&gt;
  4  WHERE REGEXP_INSTR(description,&amp;quot;i.i&amp;quot;) &amp;gt; 0;&lt;br /&gt;
DESCRIPTION                    WHERE_PATTERN_STARTS&lt;br /&gt;
------------------------------ --------------------&lt;br /&gt;
iSitart With Letters                              1&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==REGEXP_SUBSTR(&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;ab+&amp;quot;)==&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT REGEXP_SUBSTR(&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;ab+&amp;quot;) FROM dual;&lt;br /&gt;
R&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
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==REGEXP_SUBSTR(&amp;quot;abbbb&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;ab+&amp;quot;)==&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt; --if we have succeeding &amp;quot;b&amp;quot;s, we get the same greedy result as with &amp;quot;*&amp;quot;:&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT REGEXP_SUBSTR(&amp;quot;abbbb&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;ab+&amp;quot;) FROM dual;&lt;br /&gt;
REGEX&lt;br /&gt;
-----&lt;br /&gt;
abbbb&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &lt;br /&gt;
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==REGEXP_SUBSTR(&amp;quot;abbbb&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;ab*&amp;quot;) (2)==&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT REGEXP_SUBSTR(&amp;quot;abbbb&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;ab*&amp;quot;) FROM dual;&lt;br /&gt;
REGEX&lt;br /&gt;
-----&lt;br /&gt;
abbbb&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &lt;br /&gt;
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==REGEXP_SUBSTR(description,&amp;quot;e.*e&amp;quot;)==&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt; create table TestTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                    VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    Description           VARCHAR2(30 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  )&lt;br /&gt;
  5  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1234 5th Street&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1 Culloden Street&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1234 Road&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;33 Thrid Road&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;One than another&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;2003 Movie&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Start With Letters&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1    1234 5th Street&lt;br /&gt;
2    1 Culloden Street&lt;br /&gt;
3    1234 Road&lt;br /&gt;
4    33 Thrid Road&lt;br /&gt;
5    One than another&lt;br /&gt;
6    2003 Movie&lt;br /&gt;
7    Start With Letters&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- Note the greedy &amp;quot;+&amp;quot; finding one or more things between &amp;quot;e&amp;quot;s; it &amp;quot;stretches&amp;quot; the &lt;br /&gt;
--letters between &amp;quot;e&amp;quot;s as far as possible. Note that the query returned &amp;quot;eenbrie&amp;quot; and not just &amp;quot;ee&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT description, REGEXP_SUBSTR(description,&amp;quot;e.*e&amp;quot;) FROM testTable;&lt;br /&gt;
DESCRIPTION                    REGEXP_SUBSTR(DESCRIPTION,&amp;quot;E.*&lt;br /&gt;
------------------------------ ------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1234 5th Street                ee&lt;br /&gt;
1 Culloden Street              en Stree&lt;br /&gt;
1234 Road&lt;br /&gt;
33 Thrid Road&lt;br /&gt;
One than another               e than anothe&lt;br /&gt;
2003 Movie&lt;br /&gt;
Start With Letters             ette&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &lt;br /&gt;
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==REGEXP_SUBSTR(&amp;quot;Yababa dababa do&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;a.a&amp;quot;)==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT REGEXP_SUBSTR(&amp;quot;Yababa dababa do&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;a.a&amp;quot;) FROM dual;&lt;br /&gt;
REG&lt;br /&gt;
---&lt;br /&gt;
aba&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==To see the difference between &amp;quot;*&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;+&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- To see the difference between &amp;quot;*&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;+&amp;quot;, consider the next four queries.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- Here, we are asking to match an &amp;quot;a&amp;quot; and zero or more &amp;quot;b&amp;quot;s:&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT REGEXP_SUBSTR(&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;ab*&amp;quot;) FROM dual;&lt;br /&gt;
R&lt;br /&gt;
-&lt;br /&gt;
a&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
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==Use the non-greedy &amp;quot;?&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table TestTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                    VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    Description           VARCHAR2(30 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  )&lt;br /&gt;
  5  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1234 5th Street&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1 Culloden Street&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1234 Road&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;33 Thrid Road&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;One than another&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;2003 Movie&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, Description) values(&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Start With Letters&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1    1234 5th Street&lt;br /&gt;
2    1 Culloden Street&lt;br /&gt;
3    1234 Road&lt;br /&gt;
4    33 Thrid Road&lt;br /&gt;
5    One than another&lt;br /&gt;
6    2003 Movie&lt;br /&gt;
7    Start With Letters&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- Use the non-greedy &amp;quot;?&amp;quot;;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT description,&lt;br /&gt;
  2      REGEXP_SUBSTR(description,&amp;quot;e.?e&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  FROM testTable;&lt;br /&gt;
DESCRIPTION                    REGEXP_SUBSTR(DESCRIPTION,&amp;quot;E.?&lt;br /&gt;
------------------------------ ------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
1234 5th Street                ee&lt;br /&gt;
1 Culloden Street              ee&lt;br /&gt;
1234 Road&lt;br /&gt;
33 Thrid Road&lt;br /&gt;
One than another&lt;br /&gt;
2003 Movie&lt;br /&gt;
Start With Letters&lt;br /&gt;
7 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Admin</name></author>	</entry>

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