[AccessD] using Like with ODBC

Robin Lawrence lawrence.robinr at gmail.com
Tue May 10 13:11:31 CDT 2011


Hi Drew,
Well that worked
I already tried that but must have had a typing error in there somewhere..
Many thanks
Robin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Drew Wutka" <DWUTKA at marlow.com>
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] using Like with ODBC


> If you are using ADO, the problem probably isn't like, it's *, ADO uses
> % instead of the asterisk.
>
> Drew
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Lawrence
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 12:52 PM
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> Subject: [AccessD] using Like with ODBC
>
> Hi All
>
> I'm connecting to a Sage Line 50 Accounts program via ODBC and need to
> do a
> multiple LIKE selection from Access XP
>
> ie in the query criteria
> [Status]
> LIKE "*sold*" OR LIKE "*returned*" OR LIKE "*finished*"'  but am getting
> a
> syntax error from the ODBC driver
>
>
> Been a while since I've had to do this - can't remember the workaround,
> any
> help greatly appreciated.....
> TIA
>
> Robin Lawrence
>
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