Try changing the query to say: select * from sonusrpt where lower(subject) like '%general%' /
--- "Nguyen, David M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am running oracle8i on solaris8. I have a word ( > General ) in my column > named "subject", I try to run SQL using LIKE and % > to grep any data having > the word ( General ) but it displayed no rows > selected. Does someone have > any idea why? Below is my SQL I used. > > SQL> select * from sonusrpt where subject like > '%general%'; > > no rows selected. > > > Thanks, > David > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Nguyen, David M > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: > (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball http://sports.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Viktor INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).