T-SQL - GROUP BY with LIKE - is this possible?

Question

Is there a way to include a LIKE expression in a GROUP BY query? For example:

SELECT Count(*) 
FROM tblWhatever
GROUP BY column_x [LIKE %Fall-2009%]
         


        

Answer 1

If your courses always take five letters, you can keep it really simple:

SELECT substring(column_x,5,100), count(*)
FROM YourTable
GROUP BY substring(column_x,5,100)

Otherwise, check Peters or Rexem's answer.