SQL LIKE clause matches underscore?
I have a SQL SELECT statement that has a clause:
"WHERE filename LIKE " & sFileSpec
and when sFileSpec is "4_03" it returns a match for filename = "4303". Does the underscore character act like a wildcard, or does the LIKE clause match strings that only differ by one character, or is there another reason that it returns a match?
"WHERE filename LIKE " & sFileSpec
and when sFileSpec is "4_03" it returns a match for filename = "4303". Does the underscore character act like a wildcard, or does the LIKE clause match strings that only differ by one character, or is there another reason that it returns a match?
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Missed a closing paren.
"WHERE filename LIKE " & Replace(sFileSpec,"_", "\_") & " ESCAPE '\'"
"WHERE filename LIKE " & Replace(sFileSpec,"_", "\_") & " ESCAPE '\'"
_ is the same as ? in a like statement: it is a placemarker for any character.
Try "4[_]03"
Try "4[_]03"
Underscore is a wildcard character. It matches any one character in that position in the string. To look for an underscore, place brackets around the underscore, e.g.:
WHERE filename LIKE " & Replace(sFileSpec, "_","[_]")
This would leave the string value at 4[_]03
WHERE filename LIKE " & Replace(sFileSpec, "_","[_]")
This would leave the string value at 4[_]03
Based on Books on Line the underscore acts like a single charaacter:
WHERE au_fname LIKE '_ean' finds all four-letter first names that end with ean (Dean, Sean, and so on).
WHERE au_fname LIKE '_ean' finds all four-letter first names that end with ean (Dean, Sean, and so on).
does the length of sFileSpec varies ot it is a 4 character string?
"WHERE Left(filename,4)='" & sFileSpec & "'"
"WHERE Left(filename,4)='" & sFileSpec & "'"
look at that 4 replies at the same time....
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guys.. what is this about ?? dont understand 'Open Discussion' section
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03.09.2009 at 07:30PM IST, ID: 23835931
This solution did not work out for me,wonder why?"
I never posted this comment..
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"WHERE filename LIKE " & sFileSpec
To:
"WHERE filename LIKE '" & sFileSpec & "'"
to do a text match