'NOT LIKE' in an SQL query

Question

Why does this simple query return \'ORA-00936: missing expression\' (the database is Oracle as you can tell):

SELECT * FROM transactions WHERE id NOT LIKE \'1%\'         


        

Answer 1

You've missed the id out before the NOT; it needs to be specified.

SELECT * FROM transactions WHERE id NOT LIKE '1%' AND id NOT LIKE '2%'