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How to retrieve account records where the name starts with "comp"?

Select Id,Name From Account Where Name Like 'comp%'

Does the above query guarantee at least 4 characters in length?

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    Yes it will. It will retrieve all records in the Account object that have a Name that starts with comp Nov 21, 2019 at 16:02

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the expression 'comp%' will bring everything that starts with 'comp' and ends with anything

if you want to always guarantee 4 letters after 'comp' you can use it as follows LIKE 'comp____' use 4 underscore to ensure 4 characters after 'comp'

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  • perfect exactly what I was looking for
    – ebar
    Nov 21, 2019 at 17:32

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