SQL Search String Function
Jun 2, 2008
The 'LIKE' function looks for words that start with whatever is in the like condition. Is there an sql function similar but will look and compare at any part of the search string.
For example I am using a webservice in dot net to populate a dropdown list using this sql
SELECT compound_name FROM dbo.compound_name WHERE compound_name like @prefixText
In this table there is a compound called SILCAP310 and I would like the search function to pick up 310 if I put this into the @prefix parameter. (but I would still like the search to perform like the 'LIKE' does also.
SELECT compound_name FROM dbo.compound_name WHERE compound_name like @prefixText or compound_name SearchPartString @prefixText
Thanks in advance
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Jan 14, 2008
Hi All!!!
I was tasked to come up with a search function and the content of the database given to me is in Chinese Characters. This would be my first time dealing with Chinese characters in the database and I need help with the following problem:
The company wants to conduct the search in such a way that, instead of having the system read the entire sentence/phrase which the user keyed in as a SINGLE string, they want the Chinese Characters to be accessed individually, so that as long as any information in the database contains any one of the characters which the user have entered, they will be retrieved and returned.
So how do I go about doing this? Does it have anything to do with Unicode? By the way, everything abt the search tool is working fine, I am just left with this dilemma of having the system recognise the entire sentence as ONE STRING, instead of conducting a search word by word or character by character.
Anyway, the following is the SQL statement of my SQL Data Source which is bound to a Gridview displaying the returned results after a search is done...1 SELECT Name, Trans, Address1, Address1T, Address2, Address2T, City, CityT, CRPLID
2 FROM CRPL
3 WHERE (Trans LIKE '%' + @Trans + '%') OR
4 (Name LIKE '%' + @Name + '%') OR
5 (Address1 LIKE '%' + @Address1 + '%') OR
6 (Address1T LIKE '%' + @Address1T + '%') OR
7 (Address2 LIKE '%' + @Address2 + '%') OR
8 (Address2T LIKE '%' + @Address2T + '%') OR
9 (City LIKE '%' + @City + '%') OR
10 (CityT LIKE '%' + @CityT + '%')
Thanks for all your help in advance!!!
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Jan 10, 2008
Hi Everyone-
i woder if someone know Built in function to search the occurence of char in string in T-SQL
and iam not talking about the Index of the first occurence (e.g CHARINDEX )
but it is more generic
i want to send to the function to ask about the index the second or the third or N occurence of the char.
and i wonder if it is built in for performance reasons
example
getseachIndex("M|d|d","|",2)==> the result is 4
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Mar 10, 2015
I have a scenario where in I need to use a comma delimited string as input. And search the tables with each and every string in the comma delimited string.
Example:
DECLARE @StrInput NVARCHAR(2000) = '.NET,Java, Python'
SELECT * FROM TABLE WHERE titleName = '.NET' AND titleName='java' AND titleName = 'Python'
As shown in the example above I need to take the comma delimited string as input and search each individual string like in the select statement.
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Sep 1, 2015
Is there way to search for the particular string and return the string after that searched string
SalesID
Rejection reason
21812
[code]....
The timeout period elapsed hence disqualified
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Apr 4, 2007
I am trying to write a used car search function I want the user to be able to select a MAKE from the 1st drop down list and a MODEL from the second drop down list and click a button and for the data to be shown in a gridview, the code below is what I have so far and works i.e when user selects a make it shows all cars for that make, but now how do I take it further and add the model on there so that when the user selects i.e BMW as make and Z3 for model it only shows all BMW Z3'S
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="Default.aspx.vb" Inherits="_Default" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>Untitled Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionString %>">
</asp:SqlDataSource>
<br />
<asp:DropDownList ID="ddmake" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource2" DataTextField="make"
DataValueField="make" AutoPostBack="True">
</asp:DropDownList><asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource2" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionString %>"
SelectCommand="SELECT DISTINCT [make] FROM [used]"></asp:SqlDataSource>
</div>
<asp:button id="button1" runat="server" text="search"/>
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1">
</asp:GridView>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Here is the code behind the page
Protected Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles button1.Click
SqlDataSource1.SelectCommand = "select * from [used] where make like '%" & ddmake.Text & "%'"
SqlDataSource1.DataBind()
End Sub
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Nov 28, 2007
We are in the process of developing an onlinestore like www.componentsource.com.We need to search for a product within our website.We already created pages using html.I have to take the 1st para of the product description and display. I don't want to save the description in the table how to do it?
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Nov 6, 2007
Hi all I have a search function in one of my database's that when you click on the command button it window comes up that ask you for the last name. What I would like to do is alter it so that users can type in SM and get all the names that start with SM or Ma?? Like a Starts with. How can I do that
= N'[@Enter_LastName].[dbo.Revocatiions] ALike [ta%]'
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.Revocations
(@Enter_LastName nvarchar(50))
RETURNS TABLE
AS
RETURN ( SELECT [SSN], [TM#], FirstName, LastName, ReasonofRevocation, Notes, [I/R #], Date
FROM dbo.Revocations_Tbl
WHERE (LastName = @Enter_LastName))
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Nov 7, 2006
Hi All,
Here's my problem:
I create titles and submit them for approval. Once approved I can edit them again and either save them or submit them for approval again.
My problem is:
When I am creating a title and saving it in the drafts and searching for the title, I am able to find it in the result page. This is before approval.
When I submit the same title for approval and it's approved and then I change the title and save it as draft and then search the new title I cant find it. But when I search with the old title it shows me the result but with the new title name.
When I check the db and search for the new title no records found.
When I check the db and search for the old title the system returns me the record with the same old name.
So when I search the old title in the db it returns the old title.
So when I search the application for the new title it returns the old title.
Help Appreciated!
Using SQL Server 2005
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Feb 1, 2007
I have a table search the record. The user can search by name, id, status, address and other information.I want to make the search function more robust. For example, when the database has a record with name = "Michael Jackson", either typing any subset of the name will show this record.I would like to know if there is any easy way to implement this with VS2005 and SQL2005 Express.Thank you
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Mar 6, 2007
HelloIn my website I have a textbox to search some products, but it would like to extend my search-function so that it could find special characters. For example:When I search Mexico, I would like to find México. Is there an easy way to do this?Thanks in AdvanceWesley
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Jun 8, 2007
Hi all,I'm very new to ASP.NET stuffs, I'm trying to write a Search function for my website... I have two text boxes, one if called "SongTitle" and the other is "Artist"... Now I need to populate the GridView to display the result, based on the input of the textbox... So if only the "SongTitle" have input, it will search for the Song Titles on the database... if the Artist is searched, then it will return the artist... If both text boxes have value in them, then it need to check for both fields in the database and return the correct item... For the "Artist", I have 2 columns in the Database (originalArtist and performer), so for the Artist select statement, it need to check both columns on the table, if any of them match then it will return the item. Any help would be greatly appreciated,Thank you all,Kenny.
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Sep 10, 2007
Hi, I am using the following sql for search function:
Select * From TableABC Where condition LIKE '%xyz%'
However, it does not provide good results, some results is not accurate, I would like to ask, is it any better mechanism for searching?
Please advise. Thanks~
James
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Feb 11, 2007
Hi,
How to search the last occurance of one String in to another string..Using function PATINDEX() in a column of data type Text..
plz Give some solution i really need it ...
Thanks Yogesh
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May 5, 2008
Hi All
Is there a function to search for characters in the string simlilar to the IndexOf function is C#.net?
I need answers urgently.
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May 6, 2008
Anyone have the code that would allow me to see if any of my sprocs contain references to a function? I imagine it would someting like select name from sysobjecst where charindex(whatevertextis, 'ufnName') > 0
Thanks
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Dec 27, 2004
Hi,
I have an old db with streets names and another one with employees. I have to use both tables to check if an employee adress is ok, but I have the following problem:
Employee adress : 47th street nº12 2nd door b
street in db 47th street
The question is how to say to sql that searchs for the employee street in the streets db cause the employee addres is bigger than any streets in db and I have no results with street like '%47th street nº12 2nd door b%' or something like that.
What can I do?
Thanks so much
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Apr 26, 2002
I have a parameter that is a varchar(50)
and I want to know if there are any percent(%) signs in the string,
what function can I use for this?
I am looking for the T-SQL equivalent of InStr()
Thanks,
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May 15, 2008
Hi everybodyI have this query which need to extract names where I use the wildcard character % before and after the string to indicate that the string should not contain these characters but it is not working right .. Is there any way I could do that..SELECT name, famnameFROM inftable WHERE NAME NOT IN ('%socius%', '%rector%', '%superior%')In other words my result should not include those names that contains socius, rector, superior, this characters could begin with or in a middle of the field...thanks
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Aug 10, 2007
Hi,
Was wondering how you do the equivalent of an Oracle "Instr" function in TSQL, which returns the position of a string pattern in a specified string? I've looked through all the functions and can't find the equivalent.
Thanks
Simon
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Aug 10, 2007
Hi,
Is there a T-SQL equivalent of the Oracle "Instr" function, whereby I can retrieve the position of a one specified charactier string within another? I have looked through the list of string functions and can't find an equivalent, which suprises me!
Thanks
Simon
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Apr 25, 2008
For example
I want to search all the people in a database that names mary
I now that the sintax is something that looks like this.
SELECT Id, name
FROM Socios
WHERE (name LIKE '%string%')
But how i input this in the vs2008 query builder for it creates an automatic searchbox toolstrip?
I tried this but it didn't work
FROM Socios
WHERE (name LIKE ?)
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Sep 20, 2000
The procedure below is for a 3 field wildcard search window.
It works fine if you enter a value such as cheese in @product_name.
If you enter cheese in @product_name1 or @product_name2 it returns nothing.
The string builds OK with values inserted where they should be, obviously there is a problem in the looping back of variable.
I've been looking at this so long I'm sure that the obvious solution is staring me in the face, but I just can't see it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Alter PROCEDURE usp_RobSearchTest
(
@product_name nVarChar(100),
@product_name1 nVarChar(100),
@product_name2 nVarChar(100),
@country_id nchar (3),
@language_id nchar (2)
)
AS
DECLARE @Variable nVarChar (100)
DECLARE @SQLString NVARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE @ParmDefinition NVARCHAR(1000)
/* Build the SQL string once. */
SET @SQLString =
N'SELECT product_name,unit_price,item_id,refund_price
FROM PRODUCT_LISTING
WHERE product_name LIKE ''%' + @Product_name + '%''
ORDER BY product_name'
/* Specify the parameter format once. */
SET @ParmDefinition = N'@product_name nVarChar (100)'
/* Execute the string with the first parameter value. */
SET @Variable = @product_name
EXECUTE sp_executesql @SQLString, @ParmDefinition,
@product_name = @Variable
/* IT WORKS UP TO THIS POINT */
/* Execute the same string with the second parameter value. */
SET @Variable = @product_name1
EXECUTE sp_executesql @SQLString, @ParmDefinition,
@product_name1 = @Variable
/* Execute the same string with the third parameter value. */
SET @Variable = @product_name2
EXECUTE sp_executesql @SQLString, @ParmDefinition,
@product_name2 = @Variable
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Mar 8, 2006
Hello
I have a Database which contains like 1000 Tables.
I am not the designer of that DB.So I need to in which table and which column
that string exists. IS there a DBWIDE String search possible?
Thanks and Regards
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Jul 12, 2002
I need to search a string starting at the end to find the
last space in the string, so I can determine the position of the last word in
the string.
Any ideas on how to do this are greatly appreciated.
Kellie
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Sep 18, 2007
I am not very familiar with MS SQL, and I need to know how to search a table for a string. I know the column that it is in, but I don't know which record. I am looking for a small piece of text in a much larger text field (we are talkinga maybe a 10k char field and I am only looking for about a 15 char string).
How do I do this with a MSSQL query?
Thanks a bunch
Nevermind, i found PATINDEX(). That worked great.
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Oct 1, 2013
I have access to a database's web front end and a limited amount of access to the server.
I am trying to find out what column a certain string is in.
I can see some text on the front end via the web that a user enters and then submits. This information must go to the back end of the database but I dont know where it goes...
I am able to provide a unique Sequence number that it would be linked with and obviously I have the string that im looking for its column name but other then that I dont know what I can do.
I don't have write access to the database so I am unable to make procedures. I am also not really aware how the front end works or if I would be able to find the script that deals with the text after the user hits "save"...
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Jan 18, 2008
I have at table that I want to update using another table which contains other values than those in the text column.
table1
id: text:
1 1111, 2222, 3333
2 1234, 2222
3 0123
table2
id: str:
1111 aaaa
2222 bbbb
3333 cccc
1234 qqqq
0123 oooo
I want to replace the text in table1 with the new values so that it looks like below:
table1
id: text:
1 aaaa, bbbb, cccc
2 qqqq, bbbb
3 oooo
My first idea was to split the text column in table1 and insert every new text with its id in a temporary table and then concaternate a new string and update the column.
But how do I manage this?
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Feb 25, 2008
Hi All,
Please help, it is urgent
I am having a colume as image datatype, in which candidates resume is stored in binary format.
I have to search for particular words for eg. "ASP.Net, 2 Years" into that column
I have converted that column as varchar and then searching above two words(after spliting them by comma) into that string using CHARINDEX
DECLARE @i int, @j int
SET @i = select MIN(ResumeId) from table_name
SET @j = select MAX(ResumeId) from table_name
WHILE (@i <= @j)
BEGIN
DECLARE @Resume varchar(max)
SET @Resume = CAST((select Resume from table_name where ResumeId=100) as varbinary(max))
--code to search the particular word from @Resume
END
It is working fine, but it is very slow, taking 2+ minutes to scan 15000 records
How can I make it faster or is there any other way to search?
Thanks in advance
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Jan 11, 2006
Hi
Is there any function to seperate a sting (VARCHAR) into two based on a character in the string (e.g. '-').
In short is there "InStr" or "split" type function in T-SQL ? If not what is the alternative?
I have a column called "Range" (VarChar) in the table which has ranges like 1-14 or 15-49 etc.
I need to select records by compare a variable (numeric) against these ranges.
So for instace if the variable has 15 its in range 15-49.
I was thinking of spliting the range field into two so that comparison is possible.
Any suggestions?
thanks
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Jan 23, 2008
Hi all,
I have a search function in my website, which is fully functionable.
But currently, this is the issue that I am having problem with.
For example:
I have only the name 'John' in my database.
When the user search for 'John Tan', no results is shown as there was no such name in the database
But if this happens, I want 'John' to be always returned and shown, no matter what 'John' the user search - E.g "john tan", John Loh", john wee"
So, how do I go about doing this? I have done some research on how to go about doing it, what I found useful was the .Replace() function. However, I can never predict in advance what user is going to key in.
Any help is welcome as this is a rather pressing problem of mine. Thanks for all the help in advance!!!
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Feb 28, 2007
Hi,
I have a SQL server 2005 database with a series of multiple fields. One of the fields has a array of strings seperated by semi-colons like so: Red;Green;Blue
My question is, how can i run a query on all of the fields that have the value of say Green in it. Note that these values vary in different order and numbers.
Thanks
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May 18, 2007
Dear all
I am pretty new to SQL server 2005 and have the following issue:
I get the date from the asp applciation in format dd/mm/yyyy and then try to do a search for all records that might match that date in sql server 2005. The date is storred in ther database in datetime format.
I am having trouble composing the stored procedure to do that.
Any help would be apreciated.
Sincerely
d
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