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Asked: 2026-05-12T06:59:44+00:00

How do I select the first character of a cell and use that to

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How do I select the first character of a cell and use that to define what is returned?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Have a look at MySQL “String” and “Control Flow” Functions.

    For example:

    SELECT IF( LEFT( myField, 1) = 'a', 1, 0) FROM myTable;

    will return 1 for the fields that start with ‘a’ and 0 for all other values

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