Re: Query with Parameters and Wildcards - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Scott Marlowe
Subject Re: Query with Parameters and Wildcards
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Msg-id dcc563d10904262154n19dd9f77pe81fe23eebeeac2e@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Query with Parameters and Wildcards  (landsharkdaddy <ldodd@landsharksoftware.com>)
Responses Re: Query with Parameters and Wildcards  (landsharkdaddy <ldodd@landsharksoftware.com>)
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On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 6:21 PM, landsharkdaddy
<ldodd@landsharksoftware.com> wrote:
>
> I have a query that works on SQL Server to return customers that contain the
> string entered by the user by accepting parameters and using the LIKE
> keyword. I would like to move this to postgreSQL but I'm just not sure how
> to get it done. This is the query
>
> SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE FirstName LIKE @custfirst + '%';
>
> This works great on SQL Server but not on postgreSQL. Any help would be
> appreciated.

Have you tried:

SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE FirstName LIKE 'custfirst%';

What does the @ do in sql server?


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