I finally (albeit reluctantly) made the switch from a personal geodatabase (pGDB) to a file geodatabse (fGDB) not too long ago. The main reason it took so long to switch has to do with how Select by Attributes deals with string functions.
For example, I used to be able to easily select all records where the first character of a particular field starts with "A".
left([Some_Field],1 = "A") This works without a hitch when querying against a pGDB. However, try to do the same thing against a fGDB.
left("Some_Field",1 = "A") This returns the following error:
There was a problem selecting An invalid SQL statement was used. I realize I can use the field calculator to calculate a new field equal to the first character of some other field. But who wants to do that every time?
Is there a way to use string functions inside Select By Attributes?
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For example, I used to be able to easily select all records where the first character of a particular field starts with "A".
left([Some_Field],1 = "A") This works without a hitch when querying against a pGDB. However, try to do the same thing against a fGDB.
left("Some_Field",1 = "A") This returns the following error:
There was a problem selecting An invalid SQL statement was used. I realize I can use the field calculator to calculate a new field equal to the first character of some other field. But who wants to do that every time?
Is there a way to use string functions inside Select By Attributes?
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