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    Find a record that contains a word in a string

    I have a table that has cells with "unable to reach", "unable to reach after 5 attempts", "Unable x 5", etc. in the [Other] field.



    How do I query for the word "unable" in the [Other] field and all those above records will result?

    Thanks so much!

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    Try:

    SELECT * FROM table WHERE [Other] LIKE "*unable*";
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    Fantastic!!!!

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