Ron Wallace wrote:
> thanks, helpers, but I think I have a simple solution:
> I will insert a space at the front of the string,
> where the db must accept and retain it.
>
> BTW, here is the SQL I am working with:
> //////////////////////////////////////////
> elseif ($desc==desc) {
> $sql="SELECT bandid, bandname, bandesc, bin_id,
> genre
> FROM bands, genre WHERE
> (bands.genreid=genre.genreid) AND ";
>
> while (list($key, $word)=each($wordsarray))
> //$wordsarray from textbox input
> {
> $sql=$sql."(bandname LIKE '$word %' OR
> bandname LIKE '% $word %' OR
> bandname LIKE '% $word' OR
> bandesc LIKE '$word%' OR
> bandesc LIKE '% $word %' OR
> bandesc LIKE '% $word' OR
> genre LIKE '$word%' OR
> genre LIKE '% $word') AND ";
> }
> $sql=substr($sql, 0, (strlen($sql)-5));
> $sql=$sql." ORDER BY genre.genre ASC, bandname ASC";
> }
> ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
> If I do "bandname='$var' I would not hit the band 'Red
> Letter Day' if the user jusr types 'red'.
Howerver if bandname was 'My name is Fred'
you will get a hit, because it is LIKE '$word%'
where Fred ends with 'red';
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