I am trying to use the following code to create a query that uses the sql "LIKE" operator but i am not seeing expected results. 




my $sql = SQL::Abstract->new(cmp => 'like');
#my $sql = SQL::Abstract->new(case => 'lower', cmp => 'like');


my @fields = qw/company_number short_company_name country_code long_co
+mpany_name
company_stock_symbol_description company_state_province_name company_c
+ity_name
company_web_address_description/;


# check hash for values first!
my($stmt, @bind) = $sql->select('company', \@fields, \%HoH);

my $sth = $dbh_essweb->prepare($stmt);
$sth->trace(4, "Xtrace.log");
$sth->execute(@bind);

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I want he sql to look like: 

Select blah from tablename where column_name like '%search pattern%'

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I am affraid the SQL::abstract module is not generating the percent signs around the search pattern.

Can anyone give me some tips on what i am doing wrong? Thanks

In reply to SQL::Abstract not working right by data67

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