sean peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all, I am wondering if there is a way to transform the following query
> using LIKE & OR into a query using IN, where the IN ( list) contains wildcard
> expressions.
>
> initial query:
> SELECT ID FROM address WHERE Street_Name LIKE "first%" OR Street_Name LIKE
> "second%"
>
> desired format would be something along the lines of:
> SELECT ID FROM address WHERE Street_Name IN ("first%", "second%")
>
> As written, the second query always returns 0 rows, so the wildcards are NOT
> being used. (the first query returns many results)
>
> I dont think this is possible, i've tried many syntax variations.
No, you can't use wildcards in the IN() function.
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