LIKE IN

Question

I need to frame a query with LIKE as well as In clause.
eg
select * from tab where tab_name like in ('%abc','%def',....)
Its 9i not 10g. I do not want to use tab_name like '%abc' OR tab_name like '%def' .....Because the list is very huge.
Any options available?

Answer 1

Hi,
You can try this approach:
SQL> SELECT table_name FROM USER_TABLES;
TABLE_NAME
EMP
PLAN_TABLE
T
TEMP
TOAD_PLAN_TABLE
T_DIRECTORY_NUMBER
6 rows selected
SELECT a.table_name
FROM user_tables a  , TABLE(sys.DBMS_DEBUG_VC2COLL('TABLE','NUMBER')) b
WHERE a.table_name LIKE '%'||b.column_value||'%'
SQL> /
TABLE_NAME
PLAN_TABLE
TOAD_PLAN_TABLE
T_DIRECTORY_NUMBER
SQL> Regards