Re: Mixed case search in sql

["Adam Lang" <aalang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Usually what you can do is just surround both values with the UPPER()
function.  It makes all values uppercase and so as not to have to worry
about the case sensitivity.


Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Valerio Vincenti" <VVincenti@spotsylvania.va.us>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 11:52 AM
Subject: Mixed case search in sql


> Hi Group,
>
> I apologize in advance if I'm posting on the wrong list or if this issue
has already come up in the past (I couldn't find any reference in the
archives).
>
> My goal is to code a sql statement to retrieve records based  on a
wildcard search on the street name. The sql will be embedded in an inquiry
program which is meant to reload the subfile according to the user
selection.
>
> In our shop, Street Addresses are stored in mixed case (ie: Marye Rd).
>
> A statement like: select street from lib/file where street like '%marye%',
finds 'marye Rd' but not 'Marye Rd'.
>
> In query I can resolve this problem by specifying option# 3 on the
collating sequence to make the search not case sensitive.
>
> Is there a similar method to be used in sql? I tried to compare the qmqry
sources of a query that uses the standard collating sequence and of another
one that uses the type 3 collating sequence, but they look identical.
>
>
> Thanks for any help on this matter.
>
> Valerio Vincenti
> Systems Analyst
> County of Spotsylvania, I.S. Department
> Spotsylvania, VA 22553
> Phone (540) 582-7055 Ext. 233
> Fax (540) 582-6304
> e-mail: vvincenti@spotsylvania.va.us
>
>
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