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8,895 Pointswhy doesnt this query work in bringing back distinct fruits and veggies starting with letters A-K?
SELECT Name FROM Fruit WHERE Name LIKE "[A-K]%" UNION SELECT Name FROM Vegetable WHERE Name LIKE "[A-K]%";
1 Answer
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 PointsIt seems the DB doesn't like RegExp operations.
The technique to use is found near the 4:00
mark in the Union Operations Lesson. This is to use the less than operator ("<
") and we want anything that begins with a letter less than 'L'.