sql where contains code example

Example 1: like sql

WHERE CustomerName LIKE 'a%'	
--Finds any values that start with "a"
WHERE CustomerName LIKE '%a'	
--Finds any values that end with "a"
WHERE CustomerName LIKE '%or%'	
--Finds any values that have "or" in any position
WHERE CustomerName LIKE '_r%'	
--Finds any values that have "r" in the second position
WHERE CustomerName LIKE 'a__%'	
--Finds any values that start with "a" and are at least 3 characters in length
WHERE ContactName LIKE 'a%o'	
--Finds any values that start with "a" and ends with "o"

Example 2: sql not contains

SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE tbl.col NOT LIKE '%text%';

Example 3: sql where contains

SELECT * FROM mytable
WHERE column1 LIKE '%word1%'
   OR column1 LIKE '%word2%'
   OR column1 LIKE '%word3%'

Example 4: t_sql contains

SELECT * FROM table WHERE Contains(Column, "test");

Example 5: sql where contains part of string

-- To find an exact string
SELECT * FROM [table] WHERE [field] LIKE '%stringtosearchfor%'.

Example 6: sql table contains

IF (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM foos WHERE bar = 'baz') > 0

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