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Answer: Google App Engine: Is it possible to do a Gql LIKE query? #answer #it #programming

Google App Engine: Is it possible to do a Gql LIKE query?

Simple one really. In SQL, if I want to search a text field for a couple of characters, I can do:

SELECT blah FROM blah WHERE blah LIKE '%text%'

The documentation for App Engine makes no mention of how to achieve this, but surely it’s a common enough problem?

Anthony

Answer [by Dave Webb]: Google App Engine: Is it possible to do a Gql…

How to: How to delete all datastore in Google App Engine?

How to delete all datastore in Google App Engine?

Does anyone know how to delete all datastore in Google App Engine?

Answer: How to delete all datastore in Google App Engine?

If you’re talking about the live datastore, open the dashboard for your app (login on appengine) then datastore > dataviewer, select all the rows for the table you want to delete and hit the delete button (you’ll have to…

How to: How to think in data stores instead of databases?

How to think in data stores instead of databases?

As an example, Google App Engine uses data stores, not a database, to store data. Does anybody have any tips for using data stores instead of databases? It seems I’ve trained my mind to think 100% in object relationships that map directly to table structures, and now it’s hard to see anything differently. I can understand some of the benefits of…