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Using "LIKE" for may results

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sapator
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

462 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-15 : 06:43:07

Hi.
Can you tell my if i can use like for multiple results?
P.E. I want to find plate numbers that starts with p.e. IDK8883,DFF9999,GGG9043

The numbers don't follow a pattern so i cannot use "[]" and such.

Also i tried like'FFF3333' or like'TFR2345' etc but it does not work.

Any ideas?
Thanks.

raky
Aged Yak Warrior

767 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-15 : 06:50:51

quote:
Originally posted by sapator

Hi.
Can you tell my if i can use like for multiple results?
P.E. I want to find plate numbers that starts with p.e. IDK8883,DFF9999,GGG9043

The numbers don't follow a pattern so i cannot use "[]" and such.

Also i tried like'FFF3333' or like'TFR2345' etc but it does not work.

Any ideas?
Thanks.

declare @test table( names varchar(50))
insert into @test
select 'Ravikishore' union all
select 'Johnclifford' union all
select 'Ramesh'

select * from @test

suppose u want to find the names containing the word ravi or clifford
then

select * from @test where names like '%ravi%' or names like '%clifford%'

APPLY THE SAME CONCEPT IN YOUR PROBLEM ALSO
I.E.,
WHERE PLATE NUMBER LIKE '%FFF3333%' OR PLATE NUMBER LIKE '%TFR2345%'

harsh_athalye
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

5581 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-15 : 06:54:06

[code]where col like '[A-Z][A-Z][A-Z][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]%'[/code]

Harsh Athalye
India.
"The IMPOSSIBLE is often UNTRIED"

sapator
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

462 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-15 : 07:20:06

Hi.
Yes or worked, i was just using it wrong. Thanks!

Also i cannot make harsh_athalye code to work.
I put carno like '[DFD5530][TYG9255]' but it does not return any results

harsh_athalye
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

5581 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-15 : 08:13:06

Of course it wont work that way!

Why didn't you tried exactly the way I given you?

Harsh Athalye
India.
"The IMPOSSIBLE is often UNTRIED"

sapator
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

462 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-16 : 07:19:51

And will this do?
'[A-Z][A-Z][A-Z][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]%'
i just want specific car license numbers.
Thanks.

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