sql where contains

1SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE tbl.col NOT LIKE '%text%';

1WHERE CustomerName LIKE 'a%'	
2--Finds any values that start with "a"
3WHERE CustomerName LIKE '%a'	
4--Finds any values that end with "a"
5WHERE CustomerName LIKE '%or%'	
6--Finds any values that have "or" in any position
7WHERE CustomerName LIKE '_r%'	
8--Finds any values that have "r" in the second position
9WHERE CustomerName LIKE 'a__%'	
10--Finds any values that start with "a" and are at least 3 characters in length
11WHERE ContactName LIKE 'a%o'	
12--Finds any values that start with "a" and ends with "o"

1SELECT * FROM mytable
2WHERE column1 LIKE '%word1%'
3   OR column1 LIKE '%word2%'
4   OR column1 LIKE '%word3%'

1SELECT * FROM table WHERE Contains(Column, "test");
2

1-- To find an exact string
2SELECT * FROM [table] WHERE [field] LIKE '%stringtosearchfor%'.
3

1IF (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM foos WHERE bar = 'baz') > 0