Re: SQL Question about like

On 8/10/20 11:37 AM, pgml(at)gmx(dot)de wrote:
> Hello,
>
> my SQL question is, why psql doesn't return the record?
>
> create table lll (text char(100));
> insert into lll (text) values ('10% - Ersthelfer');
>
> select * from lll where text like '10% - Ersthelfer';
>
> Other databases (Maria, SQL Server, YARD) do this.
> What can I do in pg, to get the result?

Add a wildcard character.  (Also, why use LIKE in an equality?)

test=# select * from lll where text like '10% - Ersthelfer';
 text
------
(0 rows)

test=# select * from lll where text like '10% - Ersthelfer%';
text
--------------------------------------------------------------
 10% - Ersthelfer
(1 row)

test=#
test=#
test=# select * from lll where text = '10% - Ersthelfer';
text
--------------------------------------------------------------
 10% - Ersthelfer
(1 row)

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