Re: SQL Question

Darren,

Just as the % character is a wildcard that matches any number of characters, the _ character is a wildcard that matches any single character. So it matches the S in WORKSTATION, and then the % sign matches TATION_LOCATION.

hth,

Yosi

"Browett, Darren" wrote:

> I have a simple query, but the results are somewhat puzzling
>
> select table_name from dba_tables where table_name like 'EDL_WORK_%'
> and I received the following
>
> TABLE_NAME
> -------------------------
> EDL_WORKSTATION_LOCATION
> EDL_WORK_AR_ENTITIES
>
> Why would I be receiving the first record (EDL_WORKSTATION) if I
> try EDL_WORK_A% I get the correct result.
>
> Is there something about the _% combination ?
>
> To solve the problem I used the substr command as part of the where clause.
>
> Darren
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