sorry, double post, kind of new to post here. :)

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "ASOrg" <asorg@...> wrote:
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> Dear All
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> select count(*) from customer ( returns 235384 )
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> select count(*) from customer where substring(upper(fname) from 1 for 1 ) in ('A','B','C',
> 'D','E','F','G','H','I','J','K','L','M','N','O','P','Q','R','S','T','U','V','W','X','Y','Z') ( returns 187671 )
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> so there are 47.713 records whose fname started with letter A-Z.
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> select distinct ascii_val(substring(upper(fname) from 1 for 1 )) from customer where substring(upper(fname) from 1 for 1 ) not in ('A','B','C', 'D','E','F','G','H','I','J','K','L','M','N','O','P','Q','R','S','T','U','V','W','X','Y','Z') ( returns 0, 13, 46 )
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> select count(*) from customer where ascii_val(substring(upper(fname) from 1 for 1 )) in (0,13,46) ( returns 38197 )
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> I don't know how to find the other 9516 records.
> Help please ?
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> Thank you in advance
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