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kid_on_the_block
Posting Yak Master

172 Posts

Posted - 2006-01-16 : 09:22:19

Hi All

I have a database I want to check whether any special characters are entered or not

E.g.

Post
-------

Director
Asst*Director
Ma^nager

I want to see all the entires where special characters like !@#$%^&*()_+ are entered

Plz help

Thanks

madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator

22864 Posts

Posted - 2006-01-16 : 09:28:09

Start with this


Select * from 
(select 'test' as data union all select '^sdf' union all 
select 'testing&' union all select 'select *'
) t where data like '%[!@#$%^&*()_+]%'

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

kid_on_the_block
Posting Yak Master

172 Posts

Posted - 2006-01-16 : 09:31:37

thanks madhivanan , can you get online on the yahoo plz

kid_on_the_block
Posting Yak Master

172 Posts

Posted - 2006-01-16 : 09:41:30

am not able to get it, can you plz explain it in more details

madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator

22864 Posts

Posted - 2006-01-16 : 09:44:36

That query will take data which has atleast one of !@#$%^&*()_+

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

kid_on_the_block
Posting Yak Master

172 Posts

Posted - 2006-01-16 : 10:12:50

ok , now if i had only one column say "Post"
I would say :- Select * from table where Post like '%[!@#$%^&*()_+]%'

& what if i had 10 columns, would I have to write

Select * from table where Col1 like '%[!@#$%^&*()_+]%'
go
Select * from table where Col2 like '%[!@#$%^&*()_+]%'
....

etc

Plz help

Thanks

madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator

22864 Posts

Posted - 2006-01-16 : 23:59:58

Select * from table where Col1 like '%[!@#$%^&*()_+]%' or Col2 like '%[!@#$%^&*()_+]%' or ,....
ColN like '%[!@#$%^&*()_+]%'

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

kid_on_the_block
Posting Yak Master

172 Posts

Posted - 2006-01-19 : 11:03:00

hey I typed the following :-

Select emailid from Table where emailid like '%[~`!#$%^&*()-+=?|\/,;:]%'

It shows me

xxx@xxx.COM
xxxx@xxxxxxxx.COM

Why ??? I have not seacrhed for :- @ . .... then why ?????

madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator

22864 Posts

Posted - 2006-01-20 : 00:44:30

No it wont return them


Select * from 
(
	select 'test' as data union all select '^sdf' union all 
	select 'testing&' union all select 'select *' union all
	select 'xxx@xxx.COM' union all
	select 'xxxx@xxxxxxxx.COM' 
) t 
where data like '%[!#$%^&*()_+]%'

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

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