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qman
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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 Posted - 2008-01-15 : 11:23:46
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| Is it possible to perform a LIKE of the first 10 characters of a column? Say company_name? |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2008-01-15 : 11:42:05
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| you mean this?where company_name like 'Microsoft C%'Be One with the OptimizerTG |
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)
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Posted - 2008-01-15 : 11:53:00
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left(comany_name, 10) like @search + '%'
KH[spoiler]Time is always against us[/spoiler] |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
22864 Posts |
Posted - 2008-01-16 : 01:34:49
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Originally posted by qman
Is it possible to perform a LIKE of the first 10 characters of a column? Say company_name?
Obviously End result would be what TG's would returnUse his approach if you want to make use of index if defined on company_nameMadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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Nice and easy....