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SQL SERVER – Search Records with Single Quotes

Pinal Dave
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Every day when I woke up there are hundreds of emails with various questions related to SQL. I spend my first hour of the day answer each of them.

How do I search records with single quotes in it?

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Here is the answer to find records with single quotes in the table.

SELECT [ProductModelID]
,[Name]
FROM [AdventureWorks2014].[Production].[ProductModel]
WHERE [Name] LIKE '%''%'
GO

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Do let me know if there is any other way to find records with single quotes in it.

Reference: Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com)

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