I think I have sussed it. If you can see something wrong with the follwing let me know.
code------------------------------------------------- SELECT MAX(areacode) AS areacode FROM stdcodes WHERE '0018764582' LIKE areacode || '%'; ----------------------------------------------- > Thanks Kurt, > The GUI I was using to run the query seems to be using > an old version of the SQLite DLL. I haved tried another one and the query > has got me closer to what I want. > The problem I now have is that I am getting too many results. > ie. > SELECT areacode FROM stdcodes WHERE '0018764582' LIKE areacode || '%'; > > results: > 001 USA > 001876 Jamaica > > As you can see the second result is the correct one, is there a way I can > narrow down the result to the nearest fit? > > > > > I tried the follwing with no results: > > > > > > select areacode from stdcodes where '01865323260' like areacode || '%' > > > > Don't know what to tell you. Here's an actual query: > > > > sqlite> select id from entities where 'tmkxyz' like id || '%'; > > id > > ---------- > > tmk > > > > Looks analogous to what you're trying to do. > > > > What version of SQLite are you using? > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
