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7,372 PointsHaving trouble sorting columns A through K and not L to Z in SQL.
There are two tables Fruit and Vegetable table. The Fruit table has a FruitID and a Name column and the Vegetable table has a VegetableID and Name column. Create a list of all fruits and vegetables starting with the letters A through K . In other words all fruit and vegetables that don't start with the letter L to Z.
Having trouble with sorting columns that start with A through K and excluding columns that start with L to Z. I'm sure that there is something I am forgetting about. The code that follows works but there has to be a lazier way to do this! One that involves less typing.
SELECT Name
FROM Fruit
WHERE Name LIKE "a%" OR Name LIKE "b%" OR Name LIKE "c%" LIKE "d%" OR Name LIKE "e%" OR Name LIKE "f%"
OR Name LIKE "g%" OR Name LIKE "H%" LIKE "i%" OR Name LIKE "j%" OR Name LIKE "k%"
UNION
SELECT Name
FROM Vegetable
WHERE Name LIKE "a%" OR Name LIKE "b%" OR Name LIKE "c%" LIKE "d%" OR Name LIKE "e%" OR Name LIKE "f%"
OR Name LIKE "g%" OR Name LIKE "H%" LIKE "i%" OR Name LIKE "j%" OR Name LIKE "k%"
ORDER BY Name ASC;
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,184 PointsYou can do inequality comparisons with strings, so if you test "Name <
L`", only words that come before "L" alphabetically will be selected.
Tracy Chacon
7,372 PointsTracy Chacon
7,372 PointsSteven, Thank you.
I originally typed
WHERE Name < "L"
but only for one query like the followings code:
Instead of something as simple as adding
WHERE Name < "L"
to each query...
Thanks again!