SUBSTRING Function Examples | Teradata Vantage - Example: Searching for Car Serial IDs - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

Suppose sn is a CHARACTER(15) field of Serial IDs for Automobiles and positions 3 to 5 represent the country of origin as three letters.

For example:

   12JAP3764-35421
   37USA9873-26189
   11KOR1221-13145

To search for serial IDs of cars made in the USA:

   SELECT make, sn 
   FROM autos 
   WHERE SUBSTRING (sn FROM 3 FOR 3) = 'USA';