Using RegEx in SQL Server
You do not need to interact with managed code, as you can use LIKE: As your expression ends with + you can go with ‘%[^a-z0-9 .][^a-z0-9 .]%’ EDIT:To make it clear: SQL Server doesn’t support regular expressions without managed code. Depending on the situation, the LIKE operator can be an option, but it lacks the flexibility that regular expressions provides.