You could use the alternate syntax, SELECT * FROM clients WHERE last_name LIKE '<dtml-var search_criteria >%' -----Original Message----- From: drmental@server.rbf.com [mailto:drmental@server.rbf.com]On Behalf Of Mats Nordgren Sent: 06 October 1999 21:35 To: zope@zope.org Subject: [Zope] Help with SQL Like statement Hi again, I have a question regarding the ZSQL methods. How do you use LIKE in your sql statements? ex: SELECT * FROM clients WHERE last_name LIKE <dtml-sqlvar search_criteria type=string>% the problem arises because the type automatically adds the '' around the search_criteria and the percentage sign needs to be inside the '' as in 'Smi%' for all accounts that start with Smi. Thanks in advance. -- Mats Nordgren First Union Securities mats@launchnet.com icq: 14659299 _______________________________________________ Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org http://www.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope (Related lists - please, no cross posts or HTML encoding! To receive general Zope announcements, see: http://www.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce For developer-specific issues, zope-dev@zope.org - http://www.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )

You can append the % either in Zope or in JavaScript (or any script language) i.e. A JavaScript example would be: function append(appendMe){ appendMe.value += "%"; } DR