Arjen Markus wrote: > Roger wrote: > > >I have a question. > > > >I trying to write a query as follows > > > >Select * > >>From People > >Where Surname Between 'A%' and 'E%' > >Order by UPPER(Surname); > > > >Now the problem i have is that i get only the Surnames from A up to D > >and the E's are excluded.
All E's up to and including 'E%' will be included - e.g. 'E ', 'E!', 'E$'. All A's before 'A%' will be EXcluded - e.g. 'A ', 'A!', 'A$'. > I am no expert on SQL, but I think it is likely that BETWEEN does not > acknowledge the wildcards. > > Try: Surname between 'A' and 'Ezzzzzzzz' instead (or 'F') Or, depending on what characters are allowed, perhaps 'E~' might be better. Presumably, if you allow international characters, you would use something with an even larger character code than '~'. -- Nikki Locke, Trumphurst Ltd. PC & Unix consultancy & programming http://www.trumphurst.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
