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sqlsql-server-2000non-alphanumeric
froadie
froadie

Reputation: 83043

How can I search for rows that contain a non-alphanumeric or space character?

I want to search a table for all rows that contain a non-alphanumeric and non-space character in a specific field. What I have so far:

SELECT *
FROM myTable
WHERE myField LIKE '%[^a-zA-Z0-9]%'

As far as I can tell, this returns all non-alphanumeric fields. However, spaces are fine, so I don't want to return rows where the only non-alphanumeric character is a space. How can I adjust this query?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 21278

Answers (1)

Petar Ivanov
Petar Ivanov

Reputation: 93030

How about you add the space:

SELECT *
FROM myTable
WHERE myField LIKE '%[^a-zA-Z0-9 ]%'

Upvotes: 13

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