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Re: DBI Question

by cadfael (Friar)
on Jan 17, 2001 at 20:59 UTC ( [id://52543]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to DBI Question

I am trying to find out if a SQL wildcard ('%') can be used in a DBI script next to a placeholder. Something like this: $sth = $dbh->prepare( "SELECT name FROM people WHERE name LIKE ?%" ); I do this on a regular basis without needing to escape the '%' character, but in Sybase (and I assume MS SQL Server) , a string with a wildcard needs to be quoted: 

$sth = 
$dbh->prepare( "SELECT name FROM people WHERE name LIKE 'Jones%'" );

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Re: Re: DBI Question
by dsb (Chaplain) on Jan 18, 2001 at 19:45 UTC
    Yes. Now how do i do it with a place holder and scalar variable. 
    $sth = $dbh->prepare( "SELECT name FROM people WHERE name like ?" );
$sth->execute( $name );

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    how do include a wildcard in the where the placeholder is without appending it to the variable.
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