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                                         ismailc 
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                                            | Hi, I'm struggling with adding a parameter in the like operatorSQL: select * from table where test like '%filter%'SSRS: like '%@filter%' I have tried: like '"*" & @filter & "*"'Please Assist!Regards | 
                                             
                                         
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                                     ismailc 
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                                            Posted - 2008-11-13 : 08:47:45
                                          
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                                          | Senior Collegue assisted & got me going:like   '%' + @filter + '%'  | 
                                         
                                        
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                                     tendai 
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                                          | i am trying to get the like operator to work using what was suggested but i dont seem to get it to work my query is as belowselect a.warehouse as wse,d.description as warehouse,b.card_number as card_no,a.product as product,long_description as description,expected_quantity as expected_qty,adjustment_quantit as variance,expected_quantity+adjustment_quantit as actual_qty,current_cost as cost,adjustment_quantit*current_cost as value from scheme.stockm a,scheme.sttakehm b,scheme.sttakedm c,scheme.stkwhm dwhere a.product=c.product_codeand a.warehouse=b.warehouseand b.card_number=c.card_numberand adjustment_quantit<>0and b.card_number like '%' + @card_number + '%' and d.warehouse in ('37','38')and d.warehouse=a.warehouseorder by warehouse asc  | 
                                         
                                        
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                                     visakh16 
                                    Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder 
                                     
                                    
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                                            Posted - 2011-08-18 : 04:30:05
                                          
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                                          | what are you passing as values for @card_number?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SQL Server MVPhttp://visakhm.blogspot.com/  | 
                                         
                                        
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                                     tendai 
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                                          quote: Originally posted by visakh16 what are you passing as values for @card_number?i am passing 22 as the card_number------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SQL Server MVPhttp://visakhm.blogspot.com/
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                                     visakh16 
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                                            Posted - 2011-08-19 : 12:08:43
                                          
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                                          | assuming @card_number is int you should make statement likeand b.card_number like '%' + cast(@card_number as varchar(10)) + '%'------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SQL Server MVPhttp://visakhm.blogspot.com/  | 
                                         
                                        
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