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Asked: 2026-05-16T03:52:57+00:00

Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 – wondering how can I escape parenthesis in my

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Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 – wondering how can I escape parenthesis in my query?

I’m trying to find the string position of “(” in one of my columns returned, but Management Studio keeps thinking I’m opening another command when I use that. I’ve tried \ but that isn’t escaping it.

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  1. Editorial Team

    this doesn’t work for you?

    select charindex('(', yourColumn)
from yourTable
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