RE: How do I match something like "%abc"

I think you need this instead:

select *
from mytable
where mycol like '\%%' escape '\'

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-----Original Message-----
Roger Xu
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 4:29 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

How come the following does not work

select *
from mytable
where mycol like '\%%'

Roger Xu
Database Administrator
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