David,
The appropriate "operator" for SELECTs (or any "SQL" operation") where
wildcards are involved is:
LIKE
i.e.
name not like "UNNAMED%"
HTH
Dave
At 04:38 PM 09/10/2000, you wrote:
>Greetings List
>
>I've been tring to create an expression that would label a streams layer
>with only valid names ("Mapinfo Creek" "Mapbasic Pond" and not "UNNAMED
>STREAM" "UNNAMED POND" etc), using the following string:
>
>Name <> any("UNNAMED%")
>or
>Name <> "UNNAMED%"
>
>But the labels only produce "T" I assume for "True"
>
>What am I doing wrong?
>
>Thanks
>dave
>
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