About the Like comparison operator

The Like comparison operator looks for records that contain information that is similar to the regular expression that you define as the value.

For example, you could use the qualifier to help find store names that contain the word Discount or customer IDs that begin with the number 9.

To find the word “Discount” you would type the string Discount into the dialog box so that it searches for the word Discount anywhere in that field. To find a string in a particular position in the field, you must use more sophisticated regular expressions.

When you use the Like comparison operator, Detect does not validate the value that you enter. Refer to published information about regular expressions to help you build or test the syntax for the regular expression you set as the value. For example: http://www.regular-expressions.info/reference.html for building the expression or http://regexlib.com/RETester.aspx for testing it.