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ccollier
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I want to use a like statement in my report, but what the like is equal to depends on the user. What I currently have is

 TABLE FILE sp_failure_details
PRINT filename
      description
WHERE filename LIKE '&TEST'
END


But it has to be an exact filename, not a like. I want something that looks like '123%' with '123' being the variable passed through by the user.

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BabakNYC
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Append a % to the beginning and end of the variable so you can search for anything you want.

  
-SET &TEST='%'||&TEST||'%';
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT CAR BY COUNTRY
WHERE CAR LIKE '&TEST';
END


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ccollier
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Thank you Babak! I knew there had to be a simple solution like that, but I just couldn't think of it. Guess I still have a lot to learn when it comes to WebFOCUS


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MartinY
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Maybe more simple
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT CAR BY COUNTRY
WHERE CAR CONTAINS '&TEST';
END


WF versions : Prod 8.2.04M gen 33, Dev 8.2.04M gen 33, OS : Windows, DB : MSSQL, Outputs : HTML, Excel, PDF
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BabakNYC
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In case you want to go down the rabbit hole here's a comprehensive explanation of LIKE and CONTAINS. Interesting nuance.

https://webfocusinfocenter.inf...r/source/03PRM21.htm


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MartinY
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quote:
Originally posted by BabakNYC:
In case you want to go down the rabbit hole here's a comprehensive explanation of LIKE and CONTAINS. Interesting nuance.

https://webfocusinfocenter.inf...r/source/03PRM21.htm

Interesting the use of _ in a LIKE.
Similar as using WHERE EDIT(JOBCODE, '$9') EQ '1';

I'm wondering which syntax is the more performant...?


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