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divyaram
Posting Yak Master

180 Posts

Posted - 2012-03-09 : 07:22:06
Hi all,

I am struck with one problem. I want to fetch data from a particular table having value like '[recovery','[List] etc. I am not able fetch it in SQL Server 2008

This is the query which i have done.
select * from dbo.Table_Test where Table_column like '%[%'

Regards,
Divya

sunitabeck
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

5155 Posts

Posted - 2012-03-09 : 07:31:27
[code]select * from dbo.Table_Test where Table_column like '%![%' ESCAPE '!'[/code]

Look for the section "Pattern Matching with the ESCAPE Clause" on this page for details: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms179859.aspx
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divyaram
Posting Yak Master

180 Posts

Posted - 2012-03-09 : 07:42:20
quote:
Originally posted by sunitabeck

select * from dbo.Table_Test where Table_column like '%![%' ESCAPE '!'


Look for the section "Pattern Matching with the ESCAPE Clause" on this page for details: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms179859.aspx



Hi Sunita,

Thanks it worked...


Regards,
Divya
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