I have been racking my brain for hours here. I know where the problem is occuring, and think I know why, but cannot hink of why.

Here is the string I want to pass: $SQLCommand = "SELECT Client,Product,Issue,Cause,Date,id,Call FROM support WHERE Client like '%$Client%' and Product like '%$Product%' and Issue like '%$Issue%' and Cause like '%$Cause%' and Call like 'SWAT%' and SupportDetails like '%$SupportDetails%'"; At the end of the script, when I have those variables filled, I then use:  ...input type='hidden' name='sqlc' value='$SQLCommand' However, when I print the variable sqlc in the other script, all I get is: SELECT Client,Product,Issue,Cause,Date,id,Call FROM support WHERE Product like Is there a perl procedure I should use to "wrap" the variable so the special charaters will not get lost? Or am I completely lost on this one?

Please advise me

simon

Edit by dws for formatting and appropriate title.

In reply to Problem constructing an SQL query with LIKE clauses by sdyates

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