adding a concatenated field in an SQL query breaks LIKE

[Peter Haworth]

Certainly seems like something strange is happening.  Might be worth a:

SELECT cname || cadr ||reason || asset

.. and put the data into field to see what you get.

Pete
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On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Dr. Hawkins <dochawk at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 10:00 AM, Peter Haworth <pete at lcsql.com> wrote:
>
> > Still confused though.  There is no "$" wildcard available for the LIKE
> > operator, only "%" and "_"
> >
>
>
> That came from typing rather than pasting that line :)  The code that works
> has a %
>
>
>
> > One other possibility.  It seems the LIKE operator has problems with
> > non-ASCII characters - any chance asset includes some, perhaps accented
> > characters?
> >
>
> That *shouldn't* be possible.  And if so, I need a filter to prevent that
> from happening . . .
>
> However, given that the match works when breaking of the asset column to an
> OR, I doubt that reason, as it should bite there, too.  (Hmm, or should
> it?  maybe not.)
>
>
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