invoque a user defined program from MYSQL

[Claudia M. Castaneda]

We want to do string comparison using SQL. For instance:
A user asks to return all the strings that have 'asmmsg' at the beginning.
The database has strings like:
	asmmsgiokl	valid 
	------
	asmmsgmlsyui	valid
	------
	asmmsbtusd	not valid 
	-----*

Is it possible to do this with SQL? 
I have a routine to do this type of comparison in C; would it be possible
to embed it in MYSQL? 
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Claudia M. Castaneda
KT-Tech, Incorporated
9801 Greenbelt Rd. Suite 314
Lanham MD 20706  USA
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