I am using the % operator to create queries for a db app. It works fine
when exact strings, or numbers are used, but some queries need partial
matching that use the '%' as a wildcards. So for example the resultant
string should be 'WHERE name LIKE %smith%' (would match silversmith,
smithy, and smith). Is there any way to get something like
searchterm = 'smith'
sql += 'WHERE name LIKE %s' % searchterm
to return 'WHERE name LIKE %smith%' I have tried using escapes,
character codes for the % sign, and lots of other gyrations with no
success. The only thing that works is if I modify searchterm first:
searchterm = 'smith'
searchterm ='%'+'smith'+'% '
sql += 'WHERE name LIKE %s' % searchterm
Any Ideas?
Thanks,
Bill 5 1489
William Gill wrote: I am using the % operator to create queries for a db app. It works fine when exact strings, or numbers are used, but some queries need partial matching that use the '%' as a wildcards. So for example the resultant string should be 'WHERE name LIKE %smith%' (would match silversmith, smithy, and smith). Is there any way to get something like
searchterm = 'smith' sql += 'WHERE name LIKE %s' % searchterm
to return 'WHERE name LIKE %smith%' I have tried using escapes, character codes for the % sign, and lots of other gyrations with no success. The only thing that works is if I modify searchterm first:
searchterm = 'smith' searchterm ='%'+'smith'+'% ' sql += 'WHERE name LIKE %s' % searchterm
Any Ideas?
try this :
sql += 'WHERE name LIKE %%%s%%' % searchterm
> to return 'WHERE name LIKE %smith%' I have tried using escapes, character codes for the % sign, and lots of other gyrations with no success. The only thing that works is if I modify searchterm first:
searchterm = 'smith' searchterm ='%'+'smith'+'% ' sql += 'WHERE name LIKE %s' % searchterm
Any Ideas? "%%%s%%" % "here you go"
'%here you go%'
Cheers,
- harold -
--
If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.
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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 15:12:54 GMT,
William Gill <no*****@gcgrou p.net> wrote: I am using the % operator to create queries for a db app. It works fine when exact strings, or numbers are used, but some queries need partial matching that use the '%' as a wildcards. So for example the resultant string should be 'WHERE name LIKE %smith%' (would match silversmith, smithy, and smith). Is there any way to get something like
searchterm = 'smith' sql += 'WHERE name LIKE %s' % searchterm
to return 'WHERE name LIKE %smith%' I have tried using escapes, character codes for the % sign, and lots of other gyrations with no success. The only thing that works is if I modify searchterm first:
searchterm = 'smith' searchterm ='%'+'smith'+'% ' sql += 'WHERE name LIKE %s' % searchterm
Any Ideas?
Let the DB-API do more work for you:
cursor = connection.curs or( )
sql = """SELECT column2, columns3 FROM table WHERE name LIKE %s"""
values = ('%%%s%%' % searchterm,) # note that this is a tuple
cursor.execute( sql, values )
HTH,
Dan
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Dan Sommers
<http://www.tombstoneze ro.net/dan/>
Dan Sommers wrote: On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 15:12:54 GMT, William Gill <no*****@gcgrou p.net> wrote:
I am using the % operator to create queries for a db app. It works fine when exact strings, or numbers are used, but some queries need partial matching that use the '%' as a wildcards. So for example the resultant string should be 'WHERE name LIKE %smith%' (would match silversmith, smithy, and smith). Is there any way to get something like
searchterm = 'smith' sql += 'WHERE name LIKE %s' % searchterm
to return 'WHERE name LIKE %smith%' I have tried using escapes, character codes for the % sign, and lots of other gyrations with no success. The only thing that works is if I modify searchterm first:
searchterm = 'smith' searchterm ='%'+'smith'+'% ' sql += 'WHERE name LIKE %s' % searchterm
Any Ideas?
Let the DB-API do more work for you:
cursor = connection.curs or( ) sql = """SELECT column2, columns3 FROM table WHERE name LIKE %s""" values = ('%%%s%%' % searchterm,) # note that this is a tuple cursor.execute( sql, values )
HTH, Dan
I can't tell you how many times I looked at the table of format codes
and missed this.
Thanks everyone!
Dan Sommers wrote: Let the DB-API do more work for you:
cursor = connection.curs or( ) sql = """SELECT column2, columns3 FROM table WHERE name LIKE %s""" values = ('%%%s%%' % searchterm,) # note that this is a tuple
It looks like this might be a rare case where not using the % operator
might make it easier to see what's going on:
values = ('%' + searchterm + '%',)
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