Sql query with special characters - how to handle?

Question

I\'ve few emp names like

1. john,1
2. devil\'s
3. corn

something like this

Now when

Answer 1

This assumes you have 3 discrete names in your example string

Exact match. you need to double up quotes.

select * from emp where
empname IN ('john,1' , 'devil''s', 'corn')

You can't LIKE/IN in SQL Server too.

select * from emp where
  empname like '%john,1%'
  OR
  empname like '%devil''s%'
  OR
  empname like '%corn%'