Join SQL Server tables on a like statement

Question

I am hoping this isn\'t a repeat. I\'ve checked the searches and I can\'t seem to find a clear answer to this.

I have a table that has it\'s primary key set to be a

Answer 1

Do you know that the = is always there and always is a UNIQUEIDENTIFIER. Then you can do this:

WHERE CAST(SUBSTRING(URL, CHARINDEX('=',URL)+1,LEN(URL)) AS UNIQUEIDENTIFIER)=StateID

EDIT

As part of the comment you can also so it with a JOIN. Like this:

select 
   u.* 
from 
   urltable
join statetable s 
   on CAST(SUBSTRING(URL, CHARINDEX('=',URL)+1,LEN(URL)) AS UNIQUEIDENTIFIER)=StateID