Re: how to configure my database or server to be case-insensitive

Hi,

Bob Nightingale schrieb:
>
> I would use a trigger on the tables to convert every entry to UPPER. But
> you would have to add that on all columns that have char or varchar2 on
> every new table. The other was is to change your select statement to be
>
> select * from user_table where upper(user_name) like 'JOHN';

Be aware that no index will be used.

>
> --Bob.
>
> Rick Lin wrote in message <70qiqe$gd3$1_at_news1-alterdial.uu.net>...
> >Hi,
> >
> >Is there anyway to configure my database or server to be case-insensitive?
> >In other words, I would like my database or server to ignore case while
> >doing
> >text literal comparsion in all SQL statements. For example, the following
> >criteria in where clause will return the same result:
> > SELECT * FROM user_table WHERE use_name= 'john'
> > SELECT * FROM user_table WHERE use_name= 'John'
> > SELECT * FROM user_table WHERE use_name= 'JOHN'
> > SELECT * FROM user_table WHERE use_name= 'jOhn'
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Rick Lin
> >Diffusion, Inc.
> >rlin_at_diffusion.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
 

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