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Arman
Arman

Reputation: 4626

mysql: What is the right syntax for NOT LIKE?

Hi I am trying to show tables with names not like a pattern by mysql is throws an error:

SHOW TABLES  NOT LIKE  "tree%";

returns:

#1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'NOT LIKE "tree%"' at line 1

What is the right syntax?

Thanks Arman.

Upvotes: 15

Views: 25684

Answers (3)

Pekka
Pekka

Reputation: 449395

According to this feature request, this has been introduced in mySQL 5.0.3. However, people there disagree, and it doesn't work in my 5.1.41 installation, either.

I guess the answer is it's not possible.

Upvotes: 0

Andrew Vit
Andrew Vit

Reputation: 19239

LIKE and NOT LIKE are used with SELECT statements. I don't think this works with the SHOW TABLES command.

Upvotes: 1

kennytm
kennytm

Reputation: 523214

You could use the WHERE clause extension, as in:

SHOW TABLES WHERE `Tables_in_<DatabaseName>` NOT LIKE 'tree%';

This is supported on MySQL ≥5.0.

Reference:

Upvotes: 42

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