Searching for phone numbers in mysql

Question

I have a table which is full of arbitrarily formatted phone numbers, like this

027 123 5644
021 393-5593
(07) 123 456
042123456

I need to sea

Answer 1

Woe is me. I ended up doing this:

mre = mobile_number && ('%' + mobile_number.gsub(/\D/, '').scan(/./m).join('%'))

find(:first, :conditions => ['trim(mobile_phone) like ?', mre])