WHERE clause on SQL Server “Text” data type

Question

Where [CastleType] is set as data type \"text\" in SQL Server and the query is:

SELECT *
FROM   [Village]
WHERE  [CastleType] = \'foo\' 

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Answer 1

You can't compare against text with the = operator, but instead must used one of the comparison functions listed here. Also note the large warning box at the top of the page, it's important.