Be more specific with the REGEXP operator by extending the specified value used by the operator
mysql> mysql> mysql> CREATE TABLE CDs -> ( -> CDID SMALLINT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, -> CDName VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, -> InStock SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL, -> OnOrder SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL, -> Reserved SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL, -> Department ENUM('Classical', 'Popular') NOT NULL, -> Category VARCHAR(20) -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec) mysql> mysql> mysql> INSERT INTO CDs (CDName, InStock, OnOrder, Reserved, Department, Category) VALUES -> ('Xml', 10, 5, 3, 'Popular', 'Rock'), -> ('Java', 10, 5, 3, 'Classical', 'Opera'), -> ('SQL', 17, 4, 1, 'Popular', 'Jazz'), -> ('MySQL', 9, 4, 2, 'Classical', 'Dance'), -> ('CSS', 24, 2, 5, 'Classical', NULL), -> ('HTML', 16, 6, 8, 'Classical', NULL), -> ('Oracle', 2, 25, 6, 'Popular', 'Blues'), -> ('Javascript', 32, 3, 10, 'Popular', NULL), -> ('Data type', 12, 15, 13, 'Popular', 'Country'), -> ('Flash', 5, 20, 10, 'Popular', 'New Age'), -> ('Ajax', 24, 11, 14, 'Popular', 'New Age'), -> ('Photoshop', 42, 17, 17, 'Classical', NULL), -> ('Word', 25, 44, 28, 'Classical', 'Dance'), -> ('iPhone', 32, 15, 12, 'Classical', 'General'), -> ('MacBook', 20, 10, 5, 'Classical', 'Opera'), -> ('Linux', 23, 12, 8, 'Classical', 'General'), -> ('Shell', 23, 10, 17, 'Popular', 'Country'), -> ('Pascal', 18, 20, 10, 'Popular', 'Jazz'), -> ('Ruby', 22, 5, 7, 'Popular', 'Blues'), -> ('Sql Server', 28, 17, 16, 'Classical', 'General'), -> ('Opera', 10, 35, 12, 'Classical', 'Opera'), -> ('Safari', 15, 30, 14, 'Popular', NULL), -> ('C', 42, 0, 8, 'Popular', 'Blues'), -> ('C++', 16, 8, 8, 'Classical', 'General'); Query OK, 24 rows affected (0.00 sec) Records: 24 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0 mysql> mysql> mysql> SELECT CDName, InStock -> FROM CDs -> WHERE CDName REGEXP '^[mn].*[sz]$' -> ORDER BY CDName; Empty set (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> mysql> drop table CDs; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)