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I'm comparing two tables and need to compare the first 8 characters of one field in table A to the first 8 characters in another field in table B.

So instead of where 'John Smith' = 'John Smith' it would compare where 'John Smi' = 'John Smi'


I know I've done this before but can't find a good reference.

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SELECT * FROM blah WHERE FID = '".$row['FID']."' AND LEFT('TRACK', 8) = LEFT('".$row['TRACK']."',8)


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