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LEFT(CompanyName, 1) and like
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24> CREATE TABLE Customers (
25> CustomerID nchar (5) NOT NULL ,
26> CompanyName nvarchar (40) NOT NULL ,
27> ContactName nvarchar (30) NULL ,
28> ContactTitle nvarchar (30) NULL ,
29> Address nvarchar (60) NULL ,
30> City nvarchar (15) NULL ,
31> Region nvarchar (15) NULL ,
32> PostalCode nvarchar (10) NULL ,
33> Country nvarchar (15) NULL ,
34> Phone nvarchar (24) NULL ,
35> Fax nvarchar (24) NULL
36> )
37> GO
1>
2> INSERT Customers VALUES('1','A','Maria', 'Sales', 'Str. 57', 'Berlin' ,NULL,'12209', 'Germany','111-1111111','111-1111111')
3> INSERT Customers VALUES('2','M','Joe', 'Owner', 'Ave. 231','Vancouver' ,NULL,'05023', 'Mexico', '(222) 222-3332',NULL)
4> INSERT Customers VALUES('3','H','Thomas', 'Sales', 'Sq. 111','London' ,NULL,'1D00P', 'UK', '(444) 444-4444','(444) 444-4444')
5> INSERT Customers VALUES('4','B','Berg', 'Order', 'Blv 8','Toronto' ,NULL,'00222', 'Sweden', '4444-55 55 65','5555-55 55 55')
6> INSERT Customers VALUES('5','S','Moos', 'Sales', 'Fort 57','New York' ,NULL,'68306', 'Germany','6666-66666','6666-77777')
7> INSERT Customers VALUES('6','F','Cite', 'Manager','24 ','Dalles' ,NULL,'67000', 'France', '88.60.15.31','88.60.15.32')
8> INSERT Customers VALUES('7','C','Sommer', 'Owner', 'Araq, 67','Paris' ,NULL,'28023', 'Spain', '(91) 555 22 82','(91) 555 91 99')
9> INSERT Customers VALUES('8','P','Leb', 'Owner', '12 ','Beijing' ,NULL,'13008', 'France', '91.24.45.40','91.24.45.41')
10> INSERT Customers VALUES('9','D','Elizabeth','Manager','23 Blvd.','Tsawassen','BC', 'T2F8M4','Canada', '(604) 555-4729','(604) 555-3745')
11> go
1>
2>
3> SELECT CustomerID, CompanyName, Country
4> FROM dbo.Customers
5> WHERE LEFT(CompanyName, 1) = N'A';
6> GO
CustomerID CompanyName Country
---------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------
1 A Germany
1> SELECT CustomerID, CompanyName, Country
2> FROM dbo.Customers
3> WHERE CompanyName LIKE N'A%';
4> GO
CustomerID CompanyName Country
---------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------
1 A Germany
1>
2> drop table Customers;
3> GO
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