SQL

get first 2 letter in sql

SELECT FIRST_NAME ,  SUBSTR(FIRST_NAME, 1 , 3 ) , LENGTH(FIRST_NAME)
FROM EMPLOYEES ; 

fetch first 5 characters of the string in sql

Select SUBSTRING(names,1,5) as studentName from student

get first 3 letters in sql

-- substr(string, start, [, length ])
SELECT substr('Hello World', 1, 3) ;      -- Hel
SELECT substr('Hello World', 4, 5) ;      -- lo Wo
SELECT substr('Hello World', 4);          -- lo World
SELECT substr('Hello World', -3);         -- rld

sql get first letter of string

SELECT * FROM <Table> WHERE LEFT(<columnName>,1) = "s";