C#•4mo ago

how to use 'like' in SSRS

HI ALL. i have a query where i'm trying to use 'like' with a parameter and it doens't seem to be working.

select po_hdr.po_no, po_hdr.order_date, po_hdr.created_by, expdite_date, next_action, vendor_name, supplier_so, contact_id,
contacts.email_address, contacts.direct_phone, contacts.home_phone, contacts.phone_ext, ackn_date
from po_hdr_ud
join po_hdr on po_hdr.po_no = po_hdr_ud.po_no
join vendor on vendor.vendor_id = po_hdr.vendor_id
left join contacts on po_hdr.contact_id = contacts.id
WHERE (po_hdr.po_no = @RG_PO_NO or @RG_PO_NO is null) AND (po_hdr_ud.supplier_so LIKE @Supplier_SO or @Supplier_SO = '') AND (vendor_name like '*'+@
Supplier_Name+'*' or @Supplier_Name = '') and (po_hdr.created_by LIKE @RG_Buyer or @RG_Buyer = '')

select po_hdr.po_no, po_hdr.order_date, po_hdr.created_by, expdite_date, next_action, vendor_name, supplier_so, contact_id,
contacts.email_address, contacts.direct_phone, contacts.home_phone, contacts.phone_ext, ackn_date
from po_hdr_ud
join po_hdr on po_hdr.po_no = po_hdr_ud.po_no
join vendor on vendor.vendor_id = po_hdr.vendor_id
left join contacts on po_hdr.contact_id = contacts.id
WHERE (po_hdr.po_no = @RG_PO_NO or @RG_PO_NO is null) AND (po_hdr_ud.supplier_so LIKE @Supplier_SO or @Supplier_SO = '') AND (vendor_name like '*'+@
Supplier_Name+'*' or @Supplier_Name = '') and (po_hdr.created_by LIKE @RG_Buyer or @RG_Buyer = '')

when i type in a value into the supplier_name parameter that SHOULD return something .it returns nothing

3 Replies

Mayor McCheese•4mo ago

are you using the partial match component of like?

mrdudebro1•4mo ago

i figured it out you have to do '%' + @param + '%' this is in the dataset query itself

Mayor McCheese•4mo ago

that's what I was guessing

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