Gentlemen .
I have records that contains part numbers and other data. Multiple records may contain the same part number . (don't worry, other fields make the record unique J .) PartNumber C(24) 12A456789-123 12A456789-123? 12A456789-?123 12A456789?123 12A456789-0123 12A456789-?2123 12A456789-?4123? 12A456789-2123? 12A456789-?1123 The question marks can be any ALPHA character (a-Z), if any. The user enters the part number in a form. I need to "FILTER" out the ALPHA for a valid match as a valid entry need not contain the (?) ALPHA character: i.e. 12A456789-123 is the same as 12A456789-123A i.e. 12A456789-123 is the same as 12A456789-A123 SCANing or DO WHILEing . Sure, I can! Parsing the value for each record . all half million of them. That's what was done in the past. I'm considered creating a cursor with just the part numbers containing the first nine characters and then parsing that table. That's where I'm at currently!! Are there any options that could be done with a single SQL Select that I've missed. (READ: Really feeling stupid!) Thanks for anything! Best, Francis I. Coppage, Jr. -- "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." ... Albert Einstein _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/025101caa615$c1ac2990$45047c...@net ** 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.
