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SELECT * FROM <Table> WHERE LEFT(<columnName>,1) = "s";
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SELECT FIRST_NAME , SUBSTR(FIRST_NAME, 1 , 3 ) , LENGTH(FIRST_NAME)
FROM EMPLOYEES ;
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Select First two Character in selected Field with Left(string,Number of Char in int)
SELECT LEFT(FName, 2) AS FirstName FROM dbo.NameMaster