Top "Sql-like" questions

So 'awesome document' LIKE '%doc%' is true, because doc is a sub-string. But, I want it to be …

I'm trying to emulate the LIKE operator in LINQ to Objects. Here my code: List<string> list = new …

is there anyway to speed up mysql like operator performance if wild card is involved? eg. like '%test%'

I'm trying to retrieve all columns that start with any non alpha characters in SQlite but can't seem to get …

I just find mysql can query datetime using like: like '2013-06-12%' I think it can not use …

I have character varying entries in a table where some (not all) values contain percentages, e.g., '12%', '97%…

My question is about using fulltext.As I know like queries which begin with % never use index : SELECT * from customer …

I know this is a pretty basic question, and I think I know the answer...but I'd like to confirm. …

$test = sprintf("SELECT * FROM `table` WHERE `text` LIKE '%%s%'", mysql_real_escape_string('test')); echo $test; output: SELECT * …

I'm creating result paging based on first letter of certain nvarchar column and not the usual one, that usually pages …