comparing two varchar variable

Table One has for column id = 'AAA-BBB-CCC' , 'AAA-BBB-DDD'
Table Two has column id = 'AAA-BBB-CCCI' , 'AAA-BBB-DDDI'
I want to return all Table One.id which appear in table Two.id by comparing
the varchar column e.g
select One.id from One, Two
where One.id like (Two.id + '%')
Can someone show me a better way. ThanksMaybe this?
select * from one where id in (select id from two)
Ben Nevarez
"mtv" <mtv@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Table One has for column id = 'AAA-BBB-CCC' , 'AAA-BBB-DDD'
> Table Two has column id = 'AAA-BBB-CCCI' , 'AAA-BBB-DDDI'
> I want to return all Table One.id which appear in table Two.id by
> comparing
> the varchar column e.g
> select One.id from One, Two
> where One.id like (Two.id + '%')
> Can someone show me a better way. Thanks|||Thank you Ben but I believe it will not work. Ids in table Two has one
additional letter in the end.
cheers
mtv
"Ben Nevarez" wrote:

> Maybe this?
> select * from one where id in (select id from two)
> Ben Nevarez
>
> "mtv" <mtv@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>|||Would something like this help?
=====
CREATE TABLE test1
(
colA VARCHAR(10)
)
GO
CREATE TABLE test2
(
colB VARCHAR(10)
)
GO
INSERT INTO test1 SELECT 'AAABBBCCC'
INSERT INTO test1 SELECT 'XXXYYYZZZ'
INSERT INTO test2 SELECT 'AAABBBCCCD'
GO
SELECT
test1.colA, test2.colB
FROM
test1
INNER JOIN test2 ON test1.colA = LEFT (test2.colB, 9)
=====
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HTH,
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"mtv" <mtv@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Table One has for column id = 'AAA-BBB-CCC' , 'AAA-BBB-DDD'
> Table Two has column id = 'AAA-BBB-CCCI' , 'AAA-BBB-DDDI'
> I want to return all Table One.id which appear in table Two.id by
> comparing
> the varchar column e.g
> select One.id from One, Two
> where One.id like (Two.id + '%')
> Can someone show me a better way. Thanks