regex - How to remove carriage returns and new lines in Postgresql?

Question

All,

I am stuck again trying to get my data in a format that I need it in. I have a text field that looks like this.

"deangelo 001 deangelo

local origin of name: italain

from the american name deangelo

meaning: of the angels

emotional spectrum ? he is a fountain of joy for all.

personal integrity ? his good name is his most precious asset. personality ? it’s hard to soar with eagles when you’re surrounded by turkeys! relationships ? starts slowly, but a relationship with deangelo builds over time. travel & leisure ? a trip of a lifetime is in his future.

career & money ? a gifted child, deangelo will need to be challenged constantly.

life’s opportunities ? joy and happiness await this blessed person.

deangelo’s lucky numbers: 12 ? 38 ? 18 ? 34 ? 29 ? 16

"

What would the best way be in Postgresql to remove the carriage returns and new lines? I've tried several things and none of them want to behave.

select regexp_replace(field, E'
c', '  ', 'g') from mytable
    WHERE id = 5520805582

SELECT regexp_replace(field, E'[^()&/,;*:.><[:space:]a-zA-Z0-9-]', ' ')
    FROM mytable
    WHERE field~ E'[^()&/,;*:.<>[:space:]a-zA-Z0-9-]'
    AND id = 5520805582;

Thanks in advance, Adam

Answer 1

select regexp_replace(field, E'[\n\r]+', ' ', 'g' )

read the manual http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/functions-matching.html