Question

I have a SQL query SELECT * FROM table WHERE column LIKE '%pdd%'.

The problem is I need to get all results excluding those which start with “pdd”, by which I mean find everything where “pdd” is not at the beginning. How could it be done?

I do need to match “pdd” when it is not at the beginning of the column.

Answer 1

I assume you mean all rows that match “pdd” except those where “pdd” is at the beginning.

SELECT * FROM table WHERE column LIKE '_%pdd%'.

The “_” wildcard in LIKE predicates means “one of any character,” equivalent to “.” in regular expressions.