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Re: Will the LIKE operator cause a tablescan?

From: <bonanos_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 06:55:13 GMT
Message-ID: <793j4f$969$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> 





Hi




> >Will a search using the LIKE operator cause a tablescan if the criteria is


> >of type '<text>%'?





That will not cause a full table scan, It will force one if you  put the
perecent in the from of the string, but not at the end.



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