AppletTalk.com Java discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  mysql partial string search          AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> Java and Databases View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message uni Guest Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:06 am    Post subject: mysql partial string search hello, I was wondering if it is possible to search a mysql database by partial strings, like say i have a name column with scotland, and i give this string, select * from table where name='co'; are there any signs like in linux you can say *co* to the anywhere in the string... Thanks Erik Back to top Christophe Vanfleteren Guest Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:14 am    Post subject: Re: mysql partial string search uni wrote: Quote: hello, I was wondering if it is possible to search a mysql database by partial strings, like say i have a name column with scotland, and i give this string, select * from table where name='co'; are there any signs like in linux you can say *co* to the anywhere in the string... Try select * from table where name like '%co%' -- Kind regards, Christophe Vanfleteren Back to top uni Guest Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:16 am    Post subject: Re: mysql partial string search thanks, "Christophe Vanfleteren" <c.v4nfl3t3r3n (AT) pandora (DOT) be> wrote Quote: uni wrote: hello, I was wondering if it is possible to search a mysql database by partial strings, like say i have a name column with scotland, and i give this string, select * from table where name='co'; are there any signs like in linux you can say *co* to the anywhere in the string... Try select * from table where name like '%co%' -- Kind regards, Christophe Vanfleteren Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> Java and Databases All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Java Newsgroups----------------Java DiscussionsWeb-based java games comp.lang.java 3D Graphics API's for Java Java: Support and criticism Java System Announcements comp.lang.java.api JavaBeans Java and CORBA Java and Databases comp.lang.java.developer Java GUI Toolkits Java Help comp.lang.java.javascript JVM, native methods and hardware comp.lang.java.misc Java Language Programming Security and Java comp.lang.java.setup Java Software Tools comp.lang.java.tech ibm.software.java.linux  Non-English Java Newsgroups----------------Java Language (German)Language Java (Français)Java (Italian)  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.