Re: querying for # in data

From: fredg (fgutkind_at_example.invalid)
Date: 07/06/04


Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 15:19:54 GMT

On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 07:58:17 -0700, Grace Marquis wrote:

> How do I query for records containing the # as part of the
> data in a field.
>
> For example:
>
> row 1 FB
> row 2 #FB
> row 3 00
> row 4 00
> row 5 #RE
>
> I need only see rows 2 and 5.
>
> Please help...Thanks
>
> Grace

Like "[#]*"
to find records with the # as the first character.

Like "*[#]*"
to find records with the # anywhere in the field.

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