sql server: need to escape [?

Question

I need to escape [ in an sql query for SQL Server

select * from sometable where name like \'[something]\';

I actually am looking for a [ be

Answer 1

Here's a little sample code. You need to embed the [ within []:

SELECT FirstName 
  FROM (SELECT '[Test]' AS FirstName) as t 
 WHERE FirstName LIKE '[[]%'