Answers for "using or in like sql"

like sql

WHERE CustomerName LIKE 'a%'	
--Finds any values that start with "a"
WHERE CustomerName LIKE '%a'	
--Finds any values that end with "a"
WHERE CustomerName LIKE '%or%'	
--Finds any values that have "or" in any position
WHERE CustomerName LIKE '_r%'	
--Finds any values that have "r" in the second position
WHERE CustomerName LIKE 'a__%'	
--Finds any values that start with "a" and are at least 3 characters in length
WHERE ContactName LIKE 'a%o'	
--Finds any values that start with "a" and ends with "o"

sql contains vs like

SELECT * FROM table WHERE Column LIKE '%test%';		-- can't use index
SELECT * FROM table WHERE CONTAINS(Column, 'test'); -- faster with full text index