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$query = &quot;select * from vendor where (businessname OR primarycontact OR estimatingcontact OR ownerofficercontact) like \&quot;%$trimmed%\&quot; order by businessname&quot;; // EDIT HERE and specify your table and field names for the SQL query<br />
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I am new to using OR statements.<br />
Is my syntax above correct, its returning no results. <br />
If I do just businessname, I have results.
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$query = "select * from vendor where (businessname OR primarycontact OR estimatingcontact OR ownerofficercontact) like \"%$trimmed%\" order by businessname"; // EDIT HERE and specify your table and field names for the SQL query

I am new to using OR statements.
Is my syntax above correct, its returning no results. 
If I do just businessname, I have results.

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