Hal Kaplan <> wrote:
> => [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kent Belan =>
> => Hello, => I need to seek the reverse of a character field. => I
> have an account number and the client wants to search by => the last
> X characters. => => The account number is a character field 20 spaces.
> =>
> => Example: acct #: 12345678
> => User enters 678 and finds all accounts that end in 678 =>
> => Anyone have a good solution ? =>
> => Thanks,
> => Kent
> =>
>
> Build multiple indices. The overhead will be quickly recouped the
> first time you try to locate a partial field that is embedded. If
> this is something that is going to change "whimsically," then rebuild
> the index every time you need to. Once the table is indexed the
> first time, subsequent index ops (on the same workstation) should be
> almost instantaneous.
Depends on how many inserts are going to take place. The index like that is
a poor idea for tables that get a good deal of new rows.
Stephen Russell
DBA / .Net Developer
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901.246-0159
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