This won't work if you're doing client-server, but it works in my VFP 6 environment

m.lcPhone = '817145779'
lcAnsi = SET("ANSI")
SET ANSI OFF
SELECT areacode,LEN(TRIM(areacode)) AS result_len FROM myTable;
  WHERE m.lcPhone = areacode;
  ORDER BY result_len DESC;
  TOP 1
SET ANSI &lcAnsi

>Dear All,
>
>I have records in 'Area' table, like below:
>
>AreaCode
>80
>801
>81
>817
>8171
>81715
>818
>82
>821
>
>What SQL command should I use if I want to soft search into AreaCode with value '817145779' and I want it returns '8171' (because '8171' is the most accurate pattern in the table)
>
>Please help
>
>Thanks a lot in advance
>
>Regards
>Winanjaya