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Wildcard in dataset filter query
Posted on 2013-01-08
Hello
I'm adding a query with a filter to a dataset with the designer.
My query is:-
SELECT Counter, SiteRef, ccount, SiteName, AddressLine1, AddressLine2, AddressLine3, Town, Postcode
FROM SiteDetails
WHERE (Postcode = @POSTCODETOFIND )
This works OK but I'm struggling to get the LIKE and wildcard option to work.
Please could you suggest the correct syntax.
Thanks
I'm adding a query with a filter to a dataset with the designer.
My query is:-
SELECT Counter, SiteRef, ccount, SiteName, AddressLine1, AddressLine2, AddressLine3, Town, Postcode
FROM SiteDetails
WHERE (Postcode = @POSTCODETOFIND )
This works OK but I'm struggling to get the LIKE and wildcard option to work.
Please could you suggest the correct syntax.
Thanks
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If your passing the wildcard to sql as part of a variable, then it's pretty easy to handle.
If you're trying to add it to your variable within your sql statement it has to be handled a little differently.
ex.
This works:
declare @name as varchar(15)
set @name = 'smit%'
select * from staff where lastname like @name
This, or any variation of this, won't work:
declare @name as varchar(15)
set @name = 'smit'
select * from staff where lastname like (@name + '%')
So with your code you can do this:
SELECT Counter, SiteRef, ccount, SiteName, AddressLine1, AddressLine2, AddressLine3, Town, Postcode
FROM SiteDetails
WHERE (Postcode = @POSTCODETOFIND ) OR (Postcode LIKE @POSTCODETOFIND )
as long as you're setting the wildcard character in your variable prior to passing it to sql.
If you're trying to add it to your variable within your sql statement it has to be handled a little differently.
ex.
This works:
declare @name as varchar(15)
set @name = 'smit%'
select * from staff where lastname like @name
This, or any variation of this, won't work:
declare @name as varchar(15)
set @name = 'smit'
select * from staff where lastname like (@name + '%')
So with your code you can do this:
SELECT Counter, SiteRef, ccount, SiteName, AddressLine1, AddressLine2, AddressLine3, Town, Postcode
FROM SiteDetails
WHERE (Postcode = @POSTCODETOFIND ) OR (Postcode LIKE @POSTCODETOFIND )
as long as you're setting the wildcard character in your variable prior to passing it to sql.
Hello, thanks for looking at this.
With your help I've got it to work but I'm struggling to understand the following.
If I use:-
" Dim strFind As String
strFind = Trim(txtPostcode.Text) + "%"
Me.SiteDetailsTableAdapter
it doesn't work. However if I use:-
Dim strFind As String
strFind = Trim(txtPostcode.Text) + "%%%%%%"
Me.SiteDetailsTableAdapter
it does work. I thought the "%" should match any string.
With your help I've got it to work but I'm struggling to understand the following.
If I use:-
" Dim strFind As String
strFind = Trim(txtPostcode.Text) + "%"
Me.SiteDetailsTableAdapter
it doesn't work. However if I use:-
Dim strFind As String
strFind = Trim(txtPostcode.Text) + "%%%%%%"
Me.SiteDetailsTableAdapter
it does work. I thought the "%" should match any string.
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