Answers for "sql server case sensitive vs case insensitive"

sql server case sensitive vs case insensitive

SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE UPPER(col_name) LIKE '%SEARCHED%';
SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE col_name LIKE '%Searched%';  -- Case sensitive

SYMBOL	DESCRIPTION	(SQL)                       EXAMPLE
%	    zero or more characters	                bl%      'bl, black, blue, blob'
_	    a single character	                    h_t      'hot, hat, hit'
[]	    any single character within brackets	h[oa]t   'hot, hat', but NOT 'hit'
^	    any character not in the brackets	    h[^oa]t  'hit', but NOT 'hot, hat'
-	    a range of characters	                [a-b]t   'cat, cbt'