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LIKE "A_____"

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT *
3> FROM Employee
4> WHERE Name LIKE "A_____"
5> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table employee
3> GO
1>



LIKE "^A%" (begining with A)

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Ary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Ary              60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT *
3> FROM Employee
4> WHERE Name LIKE "^A%"
5> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
(0 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table employee
3> GO
1>



LIKE "%[k-l]%"

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT *
3> FROM Employee
4> WHERE Name LIKE "%[k-l]%"
5> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
(3 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table employee
3> GO
1>



LIKE operator with NOT

1> CREATE TABLE employee  (emp_no    INTEGER NOT NULL,
2>                         emp_fname CHAR(20) NOT NULL,
3>                         emp_lname CHAR(20) NOT NULL,
4>                         dept_no   CHAR(4) NULL)
5> GO
1> insert into employee values(1,  "Matthew", "Smith",    "d3")
2> insert into employee values(2,  "Ann",     "Jones",    "d3")
3> insert into employee values(3,  "John",    "Barrimore","d1")
4> insert into employee values(4,  "James",   "James",    "d2")
5> insert into employee values(5,  "Elsa",    "Bertoni",  "d2")
6> insert into employee values(6,  "Elke",    "Hansel",   "d2")
7> insert into employee values(7,  "Sybill",  "Moser",    "d1")
8> GO
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
1> select * from employee
2> GO
emp_no      emp_fname            emp_lname            dept_no
----------- -------------------- -------------------- -------
          1 Matthew              Smith                d3
          2 Ann                  Jones                d3
          3 John                 Barrimore            d1
          4 James                James                d2
          5 Elsa                 Bertoni              d2
          6 Elke                 Hansel               d2
          7 Sybill               Moser                d1
(7 rows affected)
1> -- LIKE operator with NOT
2>
3> SELECT * FROM employee WHERE emp_fname NOT LIKE "%n"
4> GO
emp_no      emp_fname            emp_lname            dept_no
----------- -------------------- -------------------- -------
          1 Matthew              Smith                d3
          4 James                James                d2
          5 Elsa                 Bertoni              d2
          6 Elke                 Hansel               d2
          7 Sybill               Moser                d1
(5 rows affected)
1> drop table employee
2> GO
1>



Like statement with two variables

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> DECLARE @alpha nchar(1), @endalpha nchar(1)
3>
4> SET @alpha = "A"
5> SET @endalpha = "n"
6>
7> SELECT Name, Start_Date
8> FROM Employee
9> WHERE Name LIKE @alpha + "%" + @endalpha
10> GO
Name       Start_Date
---------- -----------------------
Alison     2000-08-07 00:00:00.000
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4> drop table employee
5> GO
1>



Like with escape

1> CREATE TABLE project   (project_no   CHAR(4) NOT NULL,
2>                         project_name CHAR(15) NOT NULL,
3>                         budget FLOAT NULL)
4> GO
1> insert into project values ("p1", "Search Engine",        120000.00)
2> insert into project values ("p2", "Programming",          95000.00)
3> insert into project values ("p3", "SQL",                  186500.00)
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT project_no, project_name
3>        FROM project
4>        WHERE project_name LIKE "%!_%" ESCAPE "!"
5> GO
project_no project_name
---------- ---------------
(0 rows affected)
1> drop table project
2> GO
1>



Like with variable

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> DECLARE @alpha nchar(1)
3> SET @alpha = "A"
4>
5> SELECT Name, Start_Date
6> FROM Employee
7> WHERE Name LIKE @alpha + "%"
8> GO
Name       Start_Date
---------- -----------------------
Alison     2000-08-07 00:00:00.000
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table employee
3> GO
1>



Like with variable and wild card character

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> DECLARE @alpha nvarchar(10)
3> SET @alpha = "am"
4>
5> SELECT Name, Start_Date
6> FROM Employee
7> WHERE Name LIKE "%" + @alpha + "%"
8> GO
Name       Start_Date
---------- -----------------------
James      1999-09-06 00:00:00.000
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4> drop table employee
5> GO
1>



Use like to filter strings

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT *
3> FROM Employee
4> WHERE UPPER(Name) like "%O%"
5> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
(3 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table employee
4> GO
1>



Wildcard characters recognized by SQL Server for use in regular expressions.

 

Wildcard    Searches for
%           Any string of zero or more characters.
_           Any single character.
[ ]         Any single character within the specified range (for example, [a-f]) or the specified set (for example, [abcdef]).
[^]         Any single character not within the specified range (for example, [^a-f]) or the specified set (for example, [^abcdef]).