Re: [GENERAL] match an IP address

well...

my IP addresses are stored in a TEXT type field. that field can actually
contain usernames like 'joao' or 'scott' and it can contain IP
addresses....

:(

joao

On Mon, 2008-09-22 at 11:13 -0600, Scott Marlowe wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Joao Ferreira gmail
> <joao.miguel.c.ferreira@gmail.com> wrote:
> > hello all,
> >
> > I'm unable to build a LIKE or SIMILAR TO expression for matching and ip
> > address
> >
> > 192.168.90.3
> > 10.3.2.1
>
> As already mentioned inet / cidr types should work. Example:
>
> postgres=# create table inettest (a inet);
> CREATE TABLE
> postgres=# insert into inettest values
> ('192.168.0.1'),('192.168.1.1'),('10.0.0.1');
> INSERT 0 3
> postgres=# select a from inettest where '192.168.0.1/16' >> a;
> a
> -------------
> 192.168.0.1
> 192.168.1.1
> (2 rows)
> postgres=# select a from inettest where '192.168.0.1/24' >> a;
> a
> -------------
> 192.168.0.1
> (1 row)
> postgres=# select a from inettest where '192.168.0.1/0' >> a;
> a
> -------------
> 192.168.0.1
> 192.168.1.1
> 10.0.0.1
> (3 rows)
>

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