Question

What is a better way to write the following transact SQL?

select * from table1 where columnA like '%ABC%' and columnB = 1

select * from table1 where columnA like '%DEF%' and columnB = 1

select * from table1 where columnA like '%GHI%' and columnB = 1

is it possible to consolidate the above 3 sql statements into a single select statement

Answer 1

select *

from table1

where columnB = 1 and 
         (columnA like '%ABC%' or 
          columnA like '%DEF%' or 
          columnA like '%GHI%')