RE: SQL find a string in multiple fields

Hi Gerald
You have to be careful
The % in like('%.......%') are wildcards - BUT it does mean that the HAS to be SOMETHING before INVOICE
So in your example
'Invoice Inquiry ', - this would NOT be a hit unless you used like(Invoice%)
So instead of trimming the field - add a space at the beginning and end and THEN use like('%.......%')
Your example would then be changed to ' Invoice Inquiry ',
With a space at the beginning

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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gerald Magnuson
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Subject: Re: SQL find a string in multiple fields

sure... lets say S1xcnt = 'INVOICE '

and a list of mnujob ('BIL555','INV052','INVOICE010',)
list of mnuonm ('Invoice Inquiry ', 'Shipment update ',
're-send Invoice ')




On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 11:52 AM, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Do you have some sample values of s1xcnt, mnujob, mnuonm



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From: Gerald Magnuson <gmagqcy.midrange@xxxxxxxxx>
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: 10/12/2016 12:47 PM
Subject: SQL find a string in multiple fields
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



I have a "search string" field to scan over multiple fields...

currently we are doing this with RPG example:

if s1xcnt = *blanks or
%scan(%trim(s1xcnt):%xlate(lw:up:mnujob)) > 0 or
%scan(%trim(s1xcnt):%xlate(lw:up:mnuonm)) > 0) ;


I am attempting to do this in a where clause, but not getting it right


where UPPER(mnujob) like('%.......%) or
UPPER(mnuonm) like(%......%)


I have tried doing various %trim commands, I have tried doing this as
both a Prepared SQL statement, and inline...
I tried doing this with OmniFind, but that was overly complex with
building multiple index objects...
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