-- Q : Retrieve the names which starts and ends with the same letter ?
---- NAMES TABLE With ID and Name Fields
CREATE TABLE #Names
(
ID INT,
Name VARCHAR(30)
);
-- INSERT VALUES INTO THE #Name Table
INSERT INTO #Names VALUES(1,'Harsha');
INSERT INTO #Names VALUES(4,'Adora');
INSERT INTO #Names VALUES(2,'Rohan');
INSERT INTO #Names VALUES(5,'Earlene');
INSERT INTO #Names VALUES(3,'Neil');
--- RUN THE FOLLOWING QUERY
SELECT *
FROM #Names
WHERE LOWER(LEFT(Name,1)) = LOWER(RIGHT(Name,1));