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Mastering SQL: Using LIKE with IN for Oracle SQL Queries

Discover how to effectively use `LIKE` with `IN` statements in Oracle SQL to query results across multiple tables seamlessly. --- This video is based on the question https://stackoverflow.com/q/66925280/ asked by the user 'özgür' ( https://stackoverflow.com/u/15541724/ ) and on the answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/66926067/ provided by the user 'Gordon Linoff' ( https://stackoverflow.com/u/1144035/ ) at 'Stack Overflow' website. Thanks to these great users and Stackexchange community for their contributions. Visit these links for original content and any more details, such as alternate solutions, latest updates/developments on topic, comments, revision history etc. For example, the original title of the Question was: Using oracle sql in like together Also, Content (except music) licensed under CC BY-SA https://meta.stackexchange.com/help/l... The original Question post is licensed under the 'CC BY-SA 4.0' ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ) license, and the original Answer post is licensed under the 'CC BY-SA 4.0' ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ) license. If anything seems off to you, please feel free to write me at vlogize [AT] gmail [DOT] com. --- Mastering SQL: Using LIKE with IN for Oracle SQL Queries When working with SQL, we often encounter scenarios where we need to retrieve data from multiple tables based on certain conditions. One such common query involves using the LIKE operator combined with results from another table, effectively simulating an "IN" condition. If you've faced this challenge, you might have found that mixing these two concepts is more complicated than expected. In this guide, we’ll break down how to tackle this problem with Oracle SQL. Understanding the Problem Imagine you have two tables: atable and btable. You want to retrieve records from atable where one of its columns (acolumn) matches part of a string in another column (bcolumn) from btable. Example of the Tables atable: acolumn: someid_123 acolumn: anotherid_456 btable: bcolumn: someid bcolumn: anotherid You initially tried to use the following query: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] However, this syntax is incorrect and won't yield the desired results. The LIKE operator doesn't work directly with the IN clause in that way. What you need is a different approach that allows for pattern matching. The Solution: Using the EXISTS Operator To effectively filter records in this situation, we can leverage the EXISTS clause. This operator will allow us to check for the existence of records in btable that match the criteria defined by our LIKE pattern in atable. Here’s how you can rewrite your query: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Breaking Down the Solution Select Statement: select a.* retrieves all columns from atable where the condition is met. Table Aliasing: The use of a for atable and b for btable makes your query cleaner and easier to read. EXISTS Clause: The inner query checks each record in btable to see if there is at least one record that satisfies the condition a.acolumn like b.bcolumn. Adding Wildcards In cases where you may need to include wildcards, you can modify the query accordingly. For example, if you are looking for patterns that include wildcards (% or _), you can adjust b.bcolumn as needed, such as b.bcolumn || '%' if appropriate for your dataset. Conclusion Using the EXISTS clause is a powerful way to combine the features of pattern matching with your SQL queries across multiple tables. This method not only resolves the issue of combining LIKE and IN but also enhances the performance and clarity of your SQL code. By applying this approach, you should be able to efficiently manage complex queries in Oracle SQL, making your data retrieval tasks more effective. Feel free to reach out with any further questions or comments on SQL challenges you face, and let’s keep mastering SQL together!