Wildcard description
_ Match with any single character
% matches a string that contains one or more characters
[] matches any single character in a specific range (for example, [a-f]) or a specific set (for example, [abcdef]).
[^] matches any single character other than a specific range (for example, [^a-f]) or a specific set (for example, [^abcdef]).
Example:
? WHERE FirstName like ' _im ' can find all three-letter, end-of-Im names (for example, Jim, Tim).
? WHERE LastName like '%stein ' can find all employees whose last name ends with Stein.
? where LastName like '%stein% ' can find all employees in the surname, including Stein, anywhere in the family name.
? WHERE FirstName like ' [Jt]im ' can find three-letter names ending with IM and starting with J or T (that is, Jim and Tim only)
? WHERE LastName like ' m[^c]% ' can find all surnames starting with M, followed by (second) letter not C.
Querying for data with single quotes
For example, to check data containing ' 123 ' (including single quotes)
Where field like '% ' ' 123 '% ' (123 not double quotes are two single quotes equivalent to ' escaped ')
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