Not able to bind a variable to a "LIKE" statement in sqlite

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zenzizenzizenzic
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Not able to bind a variable to a "LIKE" statement in sqlite

Post by zenzizenzizenzic »

Using the following code

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  local statement=db:prepare([[SELECT sort_name, Name from Author where Name LIKE :za ]])
  statement:bind_names({za=filter})
I keep getting no results.
I get full results when I remove the "where Name LIKE :za".
Also, I get results when I run the SQL in the SQLMan with the like included.

The value of filter I pass in for testing is

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'%a%'
Any help would be appreciated!
zenzizenzizenzic
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Re: Not able to bind a variable to a "LIKE" statement in sqlite

Post by zenzizenzizenzic »

Apparently you can't have the ' around the bind value.
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