SQL search column where one item in column is substring of another item

Question

Is there a way to for an sql statement to search if a column string with multiple items contains a certain item, but not include a certain item that is a substring. The fol

Answer 1

I would do something like this:

select *
from tbltest
where platform like '%item%'
and platform not like '%item.%' -- searching for ASP
and platform not like '%.item%' -- searching for NET

Notice the additional dot before and after item.