Just to clarify if mytable contains a record with a value of '12345678' in the cname field and i'm looking for '45'
the select statement would be select iid, cname from mytable where cname like '&45' it will return the record described above? i.e. any record with '45' in the cname field... strings like '45678', '9456'. Thanks Mike > [email protected] wrote: >> I need to look in a field for a string... you sort of locate for string >> $ >> field. >> >> How do I do the same thing in an sql select statement. >> Mike > > > select iid, cname from mytable where cname like '%somethinginsidefield%' > select iid, cname from mytable where cname like 'startswiththis%' > select iid, cname from mytable where cname like '%endswiththis' > > Use the % character as a mask. > > -- > Mike Babcock, MCP > MB Software Solutions, LLC > President, Chief Software Architect > http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com > http://fabmate.com > http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/358144aa8e6184dd5591111a62cb3bee.squir...@www.webmail.execulink.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
