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jp2code
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2008-07-22 : 10:14:19
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| I know how to dig data from the SQL 2000 Server using the % wild card, but is there a way to specify certain characters to be a wild character?I need this for Part Number searches, but as an example, I will show you a date (everyone is familiar with a date):Say I wanted all of January 2006's data. Instead of ('12/31/2005' < DateTime) AND (DateTime < '02/01/2006')I'd like to know if there is something like (DateTime Like '01/??/2006')Management is asking for the ability to search for specific part numbers using complex queries, and I am not sure if this can be done. |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
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Posted - 2008-07-22 : 10:17:13
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| What is the datatype of the column you want to search for?MadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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jp2code
Posting Yak Master
175 Posts |
Posted - 2008-07-22 : 10:53:50
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| It is just a string (unlike the DateTime fields). Probably a bad example to use, but easier to see what I am being asked to accomplish without getting others to try to figure out our complicated Serial Number format. |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
22864 Posts |
Posted - 2008-07-22 : 10:59:37
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Originally posted by jp2code
It is just a string (unlike the DateTime fields). Probably a bad example to use, but easier to see what I am being asked to accomplish without getting others to try to figure out our complicated Serial Number format.
You need to post some sample data for better understandingMadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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jsmith8858
Dr. Cross Join
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Posted - 2008-07-22 : 11:30:19
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| Are you sure the datatype of your column is a string? And not a DateTime? If so, simple ranges like:('12/31/2005' < DateTime) AND (DateTime < '02/01/2006')would not return any data -- There are no values between the string '12/31/2005' and '02/01/2006', since '12/31/2005' is greater than '02/01/2006' when doing a string comparison.- Jeffhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/JeffS |
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jp2code
Posting Yak Master
175 Posts |
Posted - 2008-07-22 : 11:30:44
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| I searched elsewhere to find what I wanted, dude. It was just too hard to explain what I wanted from you.What I needed was the underscore ('_'). I did not know how to specify an individual character as a wildcard.Nevermind. I solved it myself. |
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
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Posted - 2008-07-22 : 13:46:53
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Originally posted by jp2code
I searched elsewhere to find what I wanted, dude. It was just too hard to explain what I wanted from you.What I needed was the underscore ('_'). I did not know how to specify an individual character as a wildcard.Nevermind. I solved it myself.
Cool . only you could solve it by the way you explained the entire problem. |
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Wild Characters?