SQL Server/T-SQL Tutorial/Query/LIKE
Содержание
- 1 Any of the wildcard characters (%, _" [, ], or ?) enclosed in square brackets stand for themselves.
- 2 begin with a character in the range C through F.
- 3 ESCAPE option
- 4 Example Results that match the mask
- 5 LIKE "DAMI[EO]N"
- 6 LIKE is an operator that compares column values with a specified pattern.
- 7 LIKE "N[^K-Y]"
- 8 NOT LIKE "[1-9]%"
- 9 Pattern matching with upper case string
- 10 The character ^ specifies the negation of a range or a list of characters.
- 11 The condition column NOT LIKE "pattern" is equivalent to the condition NOT (column LIKE "pattern")
- 12 The syntax of the WHERE clause with a LIKE phrase
- 13 The use of the wildcard characters % and_.
- 14 use LIKE to retrieve rows that match a string pattern.
- 15 Use two variables in like function
- 16 Using Wildcards with LIKE and "_"
Any of the wildcard characters (%, _" [, ], or ?) enclosed in square brackets stand for themselves.
3>
4>
5> CREATE TABLE employee(
6> id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
7> first_name VARCHAR(10),
8> last_name VARCHAR(10),
9> salary DECIMAL(10,2),
10> start_Date DATETIME,
11> region VARCHAR(10),
12> city VARCHAR(20),
13> managerid INTEGER
14> );
15> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, "Jason" , "Martin", 5890,"2005-03-22","North","Vancouver",3);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, "Alison", "Mathews",4789,"2003-07-21","South","Utown",4);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, "James" , "Smith", 6678,"2001-12-01","North","Paris",5);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, "Celia" , "Rice", 5567,"2006-03-03","South","London",6);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, "Robert", "Black", 4467,"2004-07-02","East","Newton",7);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, "Linda" , "Green" , 6456,"2002-05-19","East","Calgary",8);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, "David" , "Larry", 5345,"2008-03-18","West","New York",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, "James" , "Cat", 4234,"2007-07-17","West","Regina",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, NULL , "Act", 6123,"2001-04-16","North","Toronto",10);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee;
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
2 Alison Mathews 4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South Utown 4
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South London 6
5 Robert Black 4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East Newton 7
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East Calgary 8
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York 9
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
9 NULL Act 6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North Toronto 10
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT * FROM employee WHERE first_name LIKE "%[_]%"
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
(0 rows affected)
1> SELECT * FROM employee WHERE first_name LIKE "%!_%" ESCAPE "!"
2> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
(0 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table employee;
4> GO
begin with a character in the range C through F.
5> CREATE TABLE employee(
6> id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
7> first_name VARCHAR(10),
8> last_name VARCHAR(10),
9> salary DECIMAL(10,2),
10> start_Date DATETIME,
11> region VARCHAR(10),
12> city VARCHAR(20),
13> managerid INTEGER
14> );
15> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, "Jason" , "Martin", 5890,"2005-03-22","North","Vancouver",3);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, "Alison", "Mathews",4789,"2003-07-21","South","Utown",4);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, "James" , "Smith", 6678,"2001-12-01","North","Paris",5);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, "Celia" , "Rice", 5567,"2006-03-03","South","London",6);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, "Robert", "Black", 4467,"2004-07-02","East","Newton",7);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, "Linda" , "Green" , 6456,"2002-05-19","East","Calgary",8);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, "David" , "Larry", 5345,"2008-03-18","West","New York",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, "James" , "Cat", 4234,"2007-07-17","West","Regina",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, NULL , "Act", 6123,"2001-04-16","North","Toronto",10);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee;
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
2 Alison Mathews 4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South Utown 4
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South London 6
5 Robert Black 4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East Newton 7
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East Calgary 8
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York 9
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
9 NULL Act 6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North Toronto 10
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4>
5> SELECT *
6> FROM Employee
7> WHERE first_name LIKE "[C-F]%"
8> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South London 6
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York 9
(2 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4> drop table employee;
5> GO
ESCAPE option
Any of the wildcard characters (%, _" [, ], or ?) enclosed in square brackets stand for themselves.
An equivalent feature is available through the ESCAPE option.
8>
9> CREATE TABLE employee(
10> id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
11> first_name VARCHAR(10),
12> last_name VARCHAR(10),
13> salary DECIMAL(10,2),
14> start_Date DATETIME,
15> region VARCHAR(10),
16> city VARCHAR(20),
17> managerid INTEGER
18> );
19> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, "Jason" , "Martin", 5890,"2005-03-22","North","Vancouver",3);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, "Alison", "Mathews",4789,"2003-07-21","South","Utown",4);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, "James" , "Smith", 6678,"2001-12-01","North","Paris",5);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, "Celia" , "Rice", 5567,"2006-03-03","South","London",6);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, "Robert", "Black", 4467,"2004-07-02","East","Newton",7);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, "Linda" , "Green" , 6456,"2002-05-19","East","Calgary",8);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, "David" , "Larry", 5345,"2008-03-18","West","New York",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, "James" , "Cat", 4234,"2007-07-17","West","Regina",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, NULL , "Act", 6123,"2001-04-16","North","Toronto",10);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee;
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
2 Alison Mathews 4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South Utown 4
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South London 6
5 Robert Black 4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East Newton 7
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East Calgary 8
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York 9
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
9 NULL Act 6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North Toronto 10
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT * FROM employee WHERE first_name LIKE "%[_]%"
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
(0 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT * FROM employee WHERE first_name LIKE "%!_%" ESCAPE "!"
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
(0 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table employee;
4> GO
1>
Example Results that match the mask
20>
21>
22> create table Bankers(
23> BankerID Integer,
24> BankerName VARCHAR(20),
25> BankerContactLName VARCHAR(20),
26> BankerContactFName VARCHAR(20),
27> BankerCity VARCHAR(20),
28> BankerState VARCHAR(20),
29> BankerZipCode VARCHAR(20),
30> BankerPhone VARCHAR(20)
31> )
32> GO
1>
2> insert into Bankers values (1, "ABC Inc.","Joe","Smith","Vancouver","BC","11111","111-111-1111");
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (2, "DEF Inc.","Red","Rice", "New York", "DE","22222","222-222-2222");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (3, "HJI Inc.","Kit","Cat", "Paris", "CA","33333","333-333-3333");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (4, "QWE Inc.","Git","Black","Regina", "ER","44444","444-444-4444");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (5, "RTY Inc.","Wil","Lee", "Toronto", "YU","55555","555-555-5555");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (6, "YUI Inc.","Ted","Larry","Calgary", "TY","66666","666-666-6666");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (7, "OIP Inc.","Yam","Act", "San Franc","FG","77777","777-777-7777");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (8, "SAD Inc.","Hit","Eat", "Orland", "PO","88888","888-888-8888");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (9, "DFG Inc.","Sad","Lee", "Wisler", "PL","99999","999-999-9999");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (0, "GHJ Inc.","Bit","Lee", "Ticker", "MN","00000","000-000-0000");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> select * from Bankers WHERE BankerCity LIKE "SAN%"
4> GO
BankerID BankerName BankerContactLName BankerContactFName BankerCity BankerState BankerZipCode BankerPhone
----------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------
7 OIP Inc. Yam Act San Franc FG 77777 777-777-7777
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table Bankers;
3> GO
1>
LIKE "DAMI[EO]N"
3> create table Bankers(
4> BankerID Integer,
5> BankerName VARCHAR(20),
6> BankerContactLName VARCHAR(20),
7> BankerContactFName VARCHAR(20),
8> BankerCity VARCHAR(20),
9> BankerState VARCHAR(20),
10> BankerZipCode VARCHAR(20),
11> BankerPhone VARCHAR(20)
12> )
13> GO
1>
2> insert into Bankers values (1, "ABC Inc.","Joe","Smith","Vancouver","BC","11111","111-111-1111");
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (2, "DEF Inc.","Red","Rice", "New York", "DE","22222","222-222-2222");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (3, "HJI Inc.","Kit","Cat", "Paris", "CA","33333","333-333-3333");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (4, "QWE Inc.","Git","Black","Regina", "ER","44444","444-444-4444");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (5, "RTY Inc.","Wil","Lee", "Toronto", "YU","55555","555-555-5555");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (6, "YUI Inc.","Ted","Larry","Calgary", "TY","66666","666-666-6666");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (7, "OIP Inc.","Yam","Act", "San Franc","FG","77777","777-777-7777");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (8, "SAD Inc.","Hit","Eat", "Orland", "PO","88888","888-888-8888");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (9, "DFG Inc.","Sad","Lee", "Wisler", "PL","99999","999-999-9999");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (0, "GHJ Inc.","Bit","Lee", "Ticker", "MN","00000","000-000-0000");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> select * from Bankers WHERE BankerContactLName LIKE "DAMI[EO]N"
4> GO
BankerID BankerName BankerContactLName BankerContactFName BankerCity BankerState BankerZipCode BankerPhone
----------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------
(0 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table Bankers;
3> GO
1>
LIKE is an operator that compares column values with a specified pattern.
% (percent sign) sign specifies any sequence of zero or more characters.
_(underscore) specifies any single character.
9> CREATE TABLE employee(
10> id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
11> first_name VARCHAR(10),
12> last_name VARCHAR(10),
13> salary DECIMAL(10,2),
14> start_Date DATETIME,
15> region VARCHAR(10),
16> city VARCHAR(20),
17> managerid INTEGER
18> );
19> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, "Jason" , "Martin", 5890,"2005-03-22","North","Vancouver",3);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, "Alison", "Mathews",4789,"2003-07-21","South","Utown",4);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, "James" , "Smith", 6678,"2001-12-01","North","Paris",5);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, "Celia" , "Rice", 5567,"2006-03-03","South","London",6);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, "Robert", "Black", 4467,"2004-07-02","East","Newton",7);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, "Linda" , "Green" , 6456,"2002-05-19","East","Calgary",8);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, "David" , "Larry", 5345,"2008-03-18","West","New York",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, "James" , "Cat", 4234,"2007-07-17","West","Regina",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, NULL , "Act", 6123,"2001-04-16","North","Toronto",10);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee;
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
2 Alison Mathews 4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South Utown 4
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South London 6
5 Robert Black 4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East Newton 7
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East Calgary 8
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York 9
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
9 NULL Act 6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North Toronto 10
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4> SELECT * FROM employee WHERE first_name LIKE "J%"
5> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
(3 rows affected)
1> drop table employee;
2> GO
LIKE "N[^K-Y]"
2>
3> create table Bankers(
4> BankerID Integer,
5> BankerName VARCHAR(20),
6> BankerContactLName VARCHAR(20),
7> BankerContactFName VARCHAR(20),
8> BankerCity VARCHAR(20),
9> BankerState VARCHAR(20),
10> BankerZipCode VARCHAR(20),
11> BankerPhone VARCHAR(20)
12> )
13> GO
1>
2> insert into Bankers values (1, "ABC Inc.","Joe","Smith","Vancouver","BC","11111","111-111-1111");
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (2, "DEF Inc.","Red","Rice", "New York", "DE","22222","222-222-2222");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (3, "HJI Inc.","Kit","Cat", "Paris", "CA","33333","333-333-3333");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (4, "QWE Inc.","Git","Black","Regina", "ER","44444","444-444-4444");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (5, "RTY Inc.","Wil","Lee", "Toronto", "YU","55555","555-555-5555");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (6, "YUI Inc.","Ted","Larry","Calgary", "TY","66666","666-666-6666");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (7, "OIP Inc.","Yam","Act", "San Franc","FG","77777","777-777-7777");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (8, "SAD Inc.","Hit","Eat", "Orland", "PO","88888","888-888-8888");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (9, "DFG Inc.","Sad","Lee", "Wisler", "PL","99999","999-999-9999");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (0, "GHJ Inc.","Bit","Lee", "Ticker", "MN","00000","000-000-0000");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> select * from Bankers WHERE BankerState LIKE "N[^K-Y]"
4> GO
BankerID BankerName BankerContactLName BankerContactFName BankerCity BankerState BankerZipCode BankerPhone
----------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------
(0 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table Bankers;
3> GO
1>
NOT LIKE "[1-9]%"
5> create table Bankers(
6> BankerID Integer,
7> BankerName VARCHAR(20),
8> BankerContactLName VARCHAR(20),
9> BankerContactFName VARCHAR(20),
10> BankerCity VARCHAR(20),
11> BankerState VARCHAR(20),
12> BankerZipCode VARCHAR(20),
13> BankerPhone VARCHAR(20)
14> )
15> GO
1>
2> insert into Bankers values (1, "ABC Inc.","Joe","Smith","Vancouver","BC","11111","111-111-1111");
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (2, "DEF Inc.","Red","Rice", "New York", "DE","22222","222-222-2222");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (3, "HJI Inc.","Kit","Cat", "Paris", "CA","33333","333-333-3333");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (4, "QWE Inc.","Git","Black","Regina", "ER","44444","444-444-4444");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (5, "RTY Inc.","Wil","Lee", "Toronto", "YU","55555","555-555-5555");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (6, "YUI Inc.","Ted","Larry","Calgary", "TY","66666","666-666-6666");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (7, "OIP Inc.","Yam","Act", "San Franc","FG","77777","777-777-7777");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (8, "SAD Inc.","Hit","Eat", "Orland", "PO","88888","888-888-8888");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (9, "DFG Inc.","Sad","Lee", "Wisler", "PL","99999","999-999-9999");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (0, "GHJ Inc.","Bit","Lee", "Ticker", "MN","00000","000-000-0000");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from Bankers WHERE BankerZipCode NOT LIKE "[1-9]%"
3> GO
BankerID BankerName BankerContactLName BankerContactFName BankerCity BankerState BankerZipCode BankerPhone
----------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------
0 GHJ Inc. Bit Lee Ticker MN 00000 000-000-0000
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table Bankers;
3> GO
1> --use the NOT keyword before the LIKE keyword.
2>
Pattern matching with upper case string
4> CREATE TABLE employee(
5> id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
6> first_name VARCHAR(10),
7> last_name VARCHAR(10),
8> salary DECIMAL(10,2),
9> start_Date DATETIME,
10> region VARCHAR(10),
11> city VARCHAR(20),
12> managerid INTEGER
13> );
14> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, "Jason" , "Martin", 5890,"2005-03-22","North","Vancouver",3);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, "Alison", "Mathews",4789,"2003-07-21","South","Utown",4);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, "James" , "Smith", 6678,"2001-12-01","North","Paris",5);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, "Celia" , "Rice", 5567,"2006-03-03","South","London",6);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, "Robert", "Black", 4467,"2004-07-02","East","Newton",7);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, "Linda" , "Green" , 6456,"2002-05-19","East","Calgary",8);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, "David" , "Larry", 5345,"2008-03-18","West","New York",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, "James" , "Cat", 4234,"2007-07-17","West","Regina",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, "Joan" , "Act", 6123,"2001-04-16","North","Toronto",10);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee;
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
2 Alison Mathews 4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South Utown 4
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South London 6
5 Robert Black 4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East Newton 7
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East Calgary 8
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York 9
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
9 Joan Act 6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North Toronto 10
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4> SELECT RTRIM(First_Name) + " " + RTRIM(Last_Name) As Player_Found
5> FROM Employee
6> WHERE UPPER(Last_Name) like "%i%"
7> GO
Player_Found
---------------------
Jason Martin
James Smith
Celia Rice
(3 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table employee;
4> GO
The character ^ specifies the negation of a range or a list of characters.
do not begin with the letters J, K, L, M, N, or O
7> CREATE TABLE employee(
8> id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
9> first_name VARCHAR(10),
10> last_name VARCHAR(10),
11> salary DECIMAL(10,2),
12> start_Date DATETIME,
13> region VARCHAR(10),
14> city VARCHAR(20),
15> managerid INTEGER
16> );
17> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, "Jason" , "Martin", 5890,"2005-03-22","North","Vancouver",3);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, "Alison", "Mathews",4789,"2003-07-21","South","Utown",4);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, "James" , "Smith", 6678,"2001-12-01","North","Paris",5);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, "Celia" , "Rice", 5567,"2006-03-03","South","London",6);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, "Robert", "Black", 4467,"2004-07-02","East","Newton",7);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, "Linda" , "Green" , 6456,"2002-05-19","East","Calgary",8);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, "David" , "Larry", 5345,"2008-03-18","West","New York",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, "James" , "Cat", 4234,"2007-07-17","West","Regina",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, NULL , "Act", 6123,"2001-04-16","North","Toronto",10);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee;
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
2 Alison Mathews 4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South Utown 4
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South London 6
5 Robert Black 4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East Newton 7
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East Calgary 8
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York 9
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
9 NULL Act 6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North Toronto 10
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4> SELECT * FROM employee WHERE first_name LIKE "[^J-O]%"
5> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
2 Alison Mathews 4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South Utown 4
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South London 6
5 Robert Black 4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East Newton 7
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York 9
(4 rows affected)
1> drop table employee;
2> GO
The condition column NOT LIKE "pattern" is equivalent to the condition NOT (column LIKE "pattern")
5> CREATE TABLE employee(
6> id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
7> first_name VARCHAR(10),
8> last_name VARCHAR(10),
9> salary DECIMAL(10,2),
10> start_Date DATETIME,
11> region VARCHAR(10),
12> city VARCHAR(20),
13> managerid INTEGER
14> );
15> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, "Jason" , "Martin", 5890,"2005-03-22","North","Vancouver",3);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, "Alison", "Mathews",4789,"2003-07-21","South","Utown",4);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, "James" , "Smith", 6678,"2001-12-01","North","Paris",5);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, "Celia" , "Rice", 5567,"2006-03-03","South","London",6);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, "Robert", "Black", 4467,"2004-07-02","East","Newton",7);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, "Linda" , "Green" , 6456,"2002-05-19","East","Calgary",8);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, "David" , "Larry", 5345,"2008-03-18","West","New York",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, "James" , "Cat", 4234,"2007-07-17","West","Regina",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, NULL , "Act", 6123,"2001-04-16","North","Toronto",10);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee;
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
2 Alison Mathews 4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South Utown 4
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South London 6
5 Robert Black 4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East Newton 7
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East Calgary 8
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York 9
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
9 NULL Act 6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North Toronto 10
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4> SELECT * FROM employee WHERE first_name NOT LIKE "[^J-O]%"
5> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East Calgary 8
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
(4 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT * FROM employee WHERE NOT ( first_name LIKE "[^J-O]%")
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East Calgary 8
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
(4 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table employee;
4> GO
1>
2>
The syntax of the WHERE clause with a LIKE phrase
WHERE match_expression [NOT] LIKE pattern
Wildcard symbols
Symbol Description
% Matches any string of zero or more characters.
_ Matches any single character.
[ ] Matches a single character listed within the brackets.
[ - ] Matches a single character within the given range.
[ ^ ] Matches a single character not listed after the caret.
The use of the wildcard characters % and_.
7> CREATE TABLE employee(
8> id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
9> first_name VARCHAR(10),
10> last_name VARCHAR(10),
11> salary DECIMAL(10,2),
12> start_Date DATETIME,
13> region VARCHAR(10),
14> city VARCHAR(20),
15> managerid INTEGER
16> );
17> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, "Jason" , "Martin", 5890,"2005-03-22","North","Vancouver",3);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, "Alison", "Mathews",4789,"2003-07-21","South","Utown",4);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, "James" , "Smith", 6678,"2001-12-01","North","Paris",5);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, "Celia" , "Rice", 5567,"2006-03-03","South","London",6);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, "Robert", "Black", 4467,"2004-07-02","East","Newton",7);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, "Linda" , "Green" , 6456,"2002-05-19","East","Calgary",8);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, "David" , "Larry", 5345,"2008-03-18","West","New York",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, "James" , "Cat", 4234,"2007-07-17","West","Regina",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, NULL , "Act", 6123,"2001-04-16","North","Toronto",10);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee;
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
2 Alison Mathews 4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South Utown 4
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South London 6
5 Robert Black 4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East Newton 7
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East Calgary 8
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York 9
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
9 NULL Act 6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North Toronto 10
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> SELECT * FROM employee WHERE first_name LIKE "_a%"
4> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York 9
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
(4 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table employee;
4> GO
use LIKE to retrieve rows that match a string pattern.
5>
6>
7> create table Bankers(
8> BankerID Integer,
9> BankerName VARCHAR(20),
10> BankerContactLName VARCHAR(20),
11> BankerContactFName VARCHAR(20),
12> BankerCity VARCHAR(20),
13> BankerState VARCHAR(20),
14> BankerZipCode VARCHAR(20),
15> BankerPhone VARCHAR(20)
16> )
17> GO
1>
2> insert into Bankers values (1, "ABC Inc.","Joe","Smith","Vancouver","BC","11111","111-111-1111");
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (2, "DEF Inc.","Red","Rice", "New York", "DE","22222","222-222-2222");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (3, "HJI Inc.","Kit","Cat", "Paris", "CA","33333","333-333-3333");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (4, "QWE Inc.","Git","Black","Regina", "ER","44444","444-444-4444");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (5, "RTY Inc.","Wil","Lee", "Toronto", "YU","55555","555-555-5555");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (6, "YUI Inc.","Ted","Larry","Calgary", "TY","66666","666-666-6666");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (7, "OIP Inc.","Yam","Act", "San Franc","FG","77777","777-777-7777");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (8, "SAD Inc.","Hit","Eat", "Orland", "PO","88888","888-888-8888");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (9, "DFG Inc.","Sad","Lee", "Wisler", "PL","99999","999-999-9999");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (0, "GHJ Inc.","Bit","Lee", "Ticker", "MN","00000","000-000-0000");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> select * from Bankers WHERE BankerState LIKE "N[A-J]"
4> GO
BankerID BankerName BankerContactLName BankerContactFName BankerCity BankerState BankerZipCode BankerPhone
----------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------
(0 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table Bankers;
3> GO
Use two variables in like function
3> create table Bankers(
4> BankerID Integer,
5> BankerName VARCHAR(20),
6> BankerContactLName VARCHAR(20),
7> BankerContactFName VARCHAR(20),
8> BankerCity VARCHAR(20),
9> BankerState VARCHAR(20),
10> BankerZipCode VARCHAR(20),
11> BankerPhone VARCHAR(20)
12> )
13> GO
1>
2> insert into Bankers values (1, "ABC Inc.","Joe","Smith","Vancouver","BC","11111","111-111-1111");
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (2, "DEF Inc.","Red","Rice", "New York", "DE","22222","222-222-2222");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (3, "HJI Inc.","Kit","Cat", "Paris", "CA","33333","333-333-3333");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (4, "QWE Inc.","Git","Black","Regina", "ER","44444","444-444-4444");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (5, "RTY Inc.","Wil","Lee", "Toronto", "YU","55555","555-555-5555");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (6, "YUI Inc.","Ted","Larry","Calgary", "TY","66666","666-666-6666");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (7, "OIP Inc.","Yam","Act", "San Franc","FG","77777","777-777-7777");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (8, "SAD Inc.","Hit","Eat", "Orland", "PO","88888","888-888-8888");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (9, "DFG Inc.","Sad","Lee", "Wisler", "PL","99999","999-999-9999");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into Bankers values (0, "GHJ Inc.","Bit","Lee", "Ticker", "MN","00000","000-000-0000");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4> DECLARE @alpha nchar(1), @endalpha nchar(1)
5> SET @alpha = "c"
6> SET @endalpha = "o"
7> SELECT *
8> FROM Bankers
9> WHERE BankerName LIKE @alpha + "%" + @endalpha
10> GO
BankerID BankerName BankerContactLName BankerContactFName BankerCity BankerState BankerZipCode BankerPhone
----------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------------
(0 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table Bankers;
3> GO
1>
2>
Using Wildcards with LIKE and "_"
5>
6> CREATE TABLE employee(
7> id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
8> first_name VARCHAR(10),
9> last_name VARCHAR(10),
10> salary DECIMAL(10,2),
11> start_Date DATETIME
12> );
13> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, "Jason" , "Martin", 5890,"2005-03-22");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, "Alison", "Mathews",4789,"2003-07-21");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, "James" , "Smith", 6678,"2001-12-01");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, "Celia" , "Rice", 5567,"2006-03-03");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, "Robert", "Black", 4467,"2004-07-02");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, "Linda" , "Green" , 6456,"2002-05-19");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, "David" , "Larry", 5345,"2008-03-18");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, "James" , "Cat", 4234,"2007-07-17");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, "Joan" , "Act", 6123,"2001-04-16");
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> select * from employee;
2> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ -----------------------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000
2 Alison Mathews 4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000
5 Robert Black 4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000
9 Joan Act 6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4> SELECT ID,
5> first_Name
6> FROM employee
7> WHERE first_Name LIKE "%/_____%" ESCAPE "/"
8> GO
ID first_Name
----------- ----------
(0 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table employee;
4> GO