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Asked: 2026-06-03T12:42:02+00:00

Hi i have a table as below with two column, 1.CODE, 2.Description Code Description

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Hi i have a table as below with two column, 1.CODE, 2.Description

Code    Description 
DRU0001 ABCM 
DRU0002 ABCM 
DRU0003 ABCM 
DRU0004 ABCM 
DRU0005 ABVD 
DRU0006 ABVD 
DRU0007 ABVD 
DRU0008 ABVD 
DRU0009 AC 
DRU0010 AC 
DRU0011 ACE (1 day) 
DRU0012 ACE (1 day) 
DRU0013 ACE (1 day) 
DRU0014 ACE (3 day) IV 
DRU0015 ACE (3 day) IV 
DRU0016 ACE (3 day) IV 
DRU0017 ACE (3 day) IV

What I want IS A SQL CODE that will list me the all the rows which has the description ‘ABCM’

select code, Description from Tables.Tables_OD8  WHERE Description ='ABCM'

But the above sql only displays one row and not all the 4 rows that has the description ‘ABCM’

Code    Description 
DRU0001 ABCM 
DRU0002 ABCM 
DRU0003 ABCM 
DRU0004 ABCM

Any help much appriciated

thanks in advance

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  1. Editorial Team

    Your SQL is correct for the task that you are trying to perform, so the likely culprit is your data: other descriptions probably contain trailing blanks.

    To verify, run this query:

    select code, '"'+Description+'"' from Tables.Tables_OD8

    This assumes an RDBMS with + used for concatenation; some DBs use || instead of a +

    select code, '"'||Description||'"' from Tables.Tables_OD8

    To work around this, use

    select code, Description from Tables.Tables_OD8  WHERE Description LIKE 'ABCM%'
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