can i use like in a if statement i am tring to display everything that begins with letter L

if objrs.Fields("serv_code") like "%L" then
response.write objrs.fields("serv_status")

if objrs.Fields("serv_code") <> like "L" then
response.write objrs.fields("serv_status1")

my serv_code fields contain L01, L02, L03, L04, S01, S02, S03, T01, T02 and so on

can't have wide cards in a if

if objrs.Fields("serv_code") like "%L" then
response.write objrs.fields("serv_status")

could look like

if instr(objrs.Fields("serv_code"),"L")>0 then response.write objrs.fields("serv_status")

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if objrs.Fields("serv_code") <> like "L" then
response.write objrs.fields("serv_status1")

if left(objrs.Fields("serv_code"),1) = "L" then
response.write objrs.fields("serv_status1")

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could have the instr(??,??) the wrong way

awesome thanks!!!