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Asked: June 4, 20262026-06-04T12:55:38+00:00 2026-06-04T12:55:38+00:00

In TSQL, how to check a string include a followed by b, and b

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In TSQL, how to check a string include “a” followed by “b”, and “b” not followed by “c”? For example, these strings is what I want:

ab
cab
acb

This is not what I want:
abc

Note that you can insert any number of characters between the characters in the example(but not break my rule described above).

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    2026-06-04T12:55:40+00:00Added an answer on June 4, 2026 at 12:55 pm

    Use the SQL wildcard character % to define any characters (one or multiple) within a string, then combine it with the LIKE operator:

    WHERE txtcol LIKE '%a%b%' AND txtcol NOT LIKE '%b%c%'
    
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