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Yes I did mean that...

Except none of these work as expected.

My string column is of type Text (without length), would this make a 
difference?? I wouldn't have believed so.

Here's a little test case performed within commsql (which, btw, 
should be marked a public class one, day...).

CREATE TABLE Names (i INTEGER, t TEXT)
INSERT INTO Names VALUES (0, Gueulu)
INSERT INTO Names VALUES (1, Grueulu)
INSERT INTO Names VALUES (2, Grulu)
SELECT * FROM Names
SELECT * FROM Names WHERE t LIKE "*eu*"
SELECT * FROM Names WHERE POSITION(Names.t, "eu") >0


which produces the following complete dump:

create table Names (i INTEGER, t TEXT)
java-thread-7 create table Names (i INTEGER, t TEXT)
Enter SQL string, or . to exit
INSERT INTO Names VALUES (0, Gueulu)

java-thread-7 INSERT INTO Names VALUES (0, Gueulu)
Enter SQL string, or . to exit
INSERT INTO Names VALUES (1, Grueulu)

java-thread-7 INSERT INTO Names VALUES (1, Grueulu)
Enter SQL string, or . to exit
INSERT INTO Names VALUES (2, Grulu)

java-thread-7 INSERT INTO Names VALUES (2, Grulu)
Enter SQL string, or . to exit
SELECT * FROM Names

java-thread-7 SELECT * FROM Names
3 rows returned
last  row: 2,Grulu
first row: 0,Gueulu
full results:
i,t
Row 1: 0,Gueulu
Row 2: 1,Grueulu
Row 3: 2,Grulu
Enter SQL string, or . to exit
SELECT * FROM Names WHERE t LIKE "*eu*"

java-thread-7 SELECT * FROM Names WHERE t LIKE "*eu*"
0 rows returned
last  row: java.sql.SQLException: Row number 0 is out of range
	at jdbc.idbResultsSet.setCurRow(idbResultsSet.java:122)
	at commsql.dispResultSet(Compiled Code)
	at commsql.main(Compiled Code)
	at org.jxe.tools.java.Java.main(Compiled Code)
	at org.jxe.kernel.Tool$ToolThread.run(Tool.java:215)
Enter SQL string, or . to exit



Gee I'm feeling beginner...

Paul


>Paul,
>
>Do you mean something like this?
>
>SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE mytable.column LIKE "*searchstring*";
>
>or using the position function...
>
>SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE POSITION(mytable.column, "searchstring") > 0;
>
>Phillip B.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Libbrecht <paul@ags.uni-sb.de>
>
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>Sorry for this fairly off-topic question... I couldn't figure out how
>>to remember or get a pointer to a select query that would select all
>>rows where a column contained a string (a like-it string).
>>
>>If anyone has two minutes and a pointer... that would be appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>  >Paul
>
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