>Cool! I'll try this. I didn't know you could do that. Is this just T-SQL implementation or ???
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>>>What's the fastest way to retrieve records that start with non-alpha character (e.g. doesn't start with A-Z)?
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>>SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE mycolumn NOT LIKE '[A-Z]%'

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I guess it's T-SQL only but I'm not sure.