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if you want to use it in where clause of select/update/delete commands use it like<br />
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select * from yourtablename<br />
where sourceColumn like '%ABC%'<br />

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if you want to use it in where clause of select/update/delete commands use it like

select * from yourtablename
where sourceColumn like '%ABC%'


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SQL gives me the error at this line<br />
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if (@PONumber like '%-PF-%')<br />
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SQL gives me the error at this line

if (@PONumber like '%-PF-%')



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What is the easiest way to test if a target string 'ABC' is in the source string @sourceString?<br />
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This is for SQL 2005<br />

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What is the easiest way to test if a target string 'ABC' is in the source string @sourceString?

This is for SQL 2005


What is the easiest way to test if a target string 'ABC' is in the source string @sourceString?

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. It includes support for managing XML data and allows a database server to be exposed over web services using Tabular Data Stream (TDS) packets encapsulated within SOAP (protocol) requests.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005

SQL (Structured Query Language) is designed to be used in conjunction with relational database products as of a means of working with sets of data. SQL consists of data definition, data manipulation, and procedural elements. Its scope includes data insert, query, update and delete, schema creation and modification, and data access control.