There is a method using trim() but I think it's better to use RLIKE "^A.*"
regards, Jan Peuker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Son Nguyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 8:42 AM Subject: SELECT the first letter MATCH in mySQL > I want to select all the records, which have the first letter matched > the letter 'A'. > > $SQL_get_lyrics = "SELECT lyric_title FROM lyrics WHERE lyric_title > LIKE \'A%\'"; > > Some how this statement given me other record, which has the letter A > inside, too like: "Know A Word" and other other unexpected records > > > > Son Nguyen > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
