How about: WHERE SUBSTR(name,1,1) BETWEEN "A" and "M"
? On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 4:06 PM, Rafael Copquin <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a SQL Server table with client names. I need to select a range of > names from this list, but the between clause does not work well > > Example; select all names begininng with A up to M > > sql statement > > select name from mydatabase.dbo.customers > where name between 'A%' and 'M%' > order by name > > The result is a list of names beginning with A and up to L > > To get the names beginning with M I need to write the where clause as > follows > > where name between 'A%' and 'N%' > > I also tried : > > where name >= 'A%' and name <= 'M%' > > The resultant list goes from A to L, it does not show the names beginning > with 'M' > > What is the solution, please? > > BTW, is there a range function in T-SQL, similar to Excel (A:M)? > > > > Rafael Copquin > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&; > utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Libre > de virus. www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&; > utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CACW6n4v5fuhAJK=HQOCTyKaMVefTZrhi=90zamgw5iypv6k...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
