OraFAQ Forum: Client Tools

Home » Other » Client Tools » Like clause (Oracle, 10g,Windows 2003 server)

Show: Today's Messages :: Polls :: Message Navigator
E-mail to friend

Like clause [message #434448]

Wed, 09 December 2009 05:26

getritesh
Messages: 235
Registered: July 2006
Location: INDIA

Senior Member

Hi,

how to introduce & in wild search as shown below

SELECT *
FROM emp
WHERE ENAME LIKE '%JPMORGAN & CO&';

Here oracle takes "&" in '%JPMORGAN & CO&' as Substitution variable.I want oracle to take whole as a search string

Regards,
Ritesh

Report message to a moderator

Re: Like clause [message #434451 is a reply to message #434448]

Wed, 09 December 2009 05:37

ramoradba
Messages: 2456
Registered: January 2009
Location: AndhraPradesh,Hyderabad,I...

Senior Member

SQL> select * from emp;

     EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO
---------- ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------
      7369 &sriram    CLERK           7902 17-DEC-80        800                    20
      7499 &sriram    SALESMAN        7698 20-FEB-81       1600        300         30
      7521 WARD       SALESMAN        7698 22-FEB-81       1250        500         30
      7566 JONES      MANAGER         7839 02-APR-81       2975                    20
      7654 MARTIN     SALESMAN        7698 28-SEP-81       1250       1400         30
      7698 BLAKE      MANAGER         7839 01-MAY-81       2850                    30
      7782 CLARK      MANAGER         7839 09-JUN-81       2450                    10
      7788 SCOTT      ANALYST         7566 19-APR-87       3000                    20
      7839 KING       PRESIDENT            17-NOV-81       5000                    10
      7844 TURNER     SALESMAN        7698 08-SEP-81       1500          0         30
      7876 ADAMS      CLERK           7788 23-MAY-87       1100                    20
      7900 JAMES      CLERK           7698 03-DEC-81        950                    30
      7902 FORD       ANALYST         7566 03-DEC-81       3000                    20
      7934 MILLER     CLERK           7782 23-JAN-82       1300                    10

14 rows selected.

SQL> set scan on
SQL> select * from emp
  2  where ename like '%&sri%';
Enter value for sri:

     EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO
---------- ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------
      7369 &sriram    CLERK           7902 17-DEC-80        800                    20
      7499 &sriram    SALESMAN        7698 20-FEB-81       1600        300         30
      7521 WARD       SALESMAN        7698 22-FEB-81       1250        500         30
      7566 JONES      MANAGER         7839 02-APR-81       2975                    20
      7654 MARTIN     SALESMAN        7698 28-SEP-81       1250       1400         30
      7698 BLAKE      MANAGER         7839 01-MAY-81       2850                    30
      7782 CLARK      MANAGER         7839 09-JUN-81       2450                    10
      7788 SCOTT      ANALYST         7566 19-APR-87       3000                    20
      7839 KING       PRESIDENT            17-NOV-81       5000                    10
      7844 TURNER     SALESMAN        7698 08-SEP-81       1500          0         30
      7876 ADAMS      CLERK           7788 23-MAY-87       1100                    20
      7900 JAMES      CLERK           7698 03-DEC-81        950                    30
      7902 FORD       ANALYST         7566 03-DEC-81       3000                    20
      7934 MILLER     CLERK           7782 23-JAN-82       1300                    10

14 rows selected.

SQL> set scan off
SQL> select * from emp
  2  where ename like '%&sri%';

     EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO
---------- ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------
      7369 &sriram    CLERK           7902 17-DEC-80        800                    20
      7499 &sriram    SALESMAN        7698 20-FEB-81       1600        300         30

SQL>

set scan off

sriram

Report message to a moderator

Re: Like clause [message #434453 is a reply to message #434451]

Wed, 09 December 2009 05:40

JRowbottom
Messages: 5933
Registered: June 2006
Location: Sunny North Yorkshire, ho...

Senior Member

SET SCAN is obsolete

Use SET DEFINE OFF

Report message to a moderator

Re: Like clause [message #434465 is a reply to message #434448]

Wed, 09 December 2009 06:01

getritesh
Messages: 235
Registered: July 2006
Location: INDIA

Senior Member

Hi,

thanks for reply

i want to use this in stored procedure and that stored procedure is going to get called in microsoft sharepoint.

There i cant use
SET DEFINE OFF

Please suggest me some alternate solution

Regards,
Ritesh Tidke

{Mod Edit: Altered case of final statement so that OP is not SHOUTING!]

[Updated on: Wed, 09 December 2009 06:07] by Moderator

Report message to a moderator

Re: Like clause [message #434472 is a reply to message #434465]

Wed, 09 December 2009 06:10

ThomasG
Messages: 3211
Registered: April 2005
Location: Heilbronn, Germany

Senior Member

The substition takes place on the client side (SQL*Plus for example). Which sort of client/driver do you use to connect to Oracle from sharepoint?

Report message to a moderator

Re: Like clause [message #434474 is a reply to message #434465]

Wed, 09 December 2009 06:12

Michel Cadot
Messages: 68641
Registered: March 2007
Location: Nanterre, France, http://...

Senior Member
Account Moderator

Why have you any problem with & in microsoft sharepoint?
Anyway, you should better post your question in such a forum, I think you will have more answers than in a specific Oracle one.

Regards
Michel

Report message to a moderator