wild card error "*" in sql script

[hawkpig]

Hi chaps

I am a little stumped here. I have created a simple SELECT sql script which works fine if I make the "WHERE" part of the query refer to a specific record, but if I use a wildcard, the process errors saying that no records are found even though I know there are records that meet the criteria.

Does anyone have any ideas or thoughts?

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I am using access 2003 - the VBA editor is version 6.3

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this works:

Dim MySql As String

MySql = MySql & " SELECT [CURRENT POLICY #]"
MySql = MySql & " FROM [C01 RENEWAL TABLE]"
MySql = MySql & " WHERE ([CURRENT POLICY #] LIKE 'COM002000')"
MySql = MySql & " order by [CURRENT POLICY #]"



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this doesn't:

Dim MySql As String

MySql = MySql & " SELECT [CURRENT POLICY #]"
MySql = MySql & " FROM [C01 RENEWAL TABLE]"
MySql = MySql & " WHERE ([CURRENT POLICY #] LIKE 'COM*')"
MySql = MySql & " order by [CURRENT POLICY #]"

 

[gemma-the-husky]

perhaps its not using the widcard properly

maybe its actually looking for a record called COM*

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try preparing a visual query, and see if the sql looks like what you had

 

[pbaldy]

What are you doing with the SQL string? If you're opening an ADO recordset, it wants % as the wildcard instead of *.

 

[hawkpig]

Hi Paul

That did the trick - you're a legend - thanks for your help

I'll ignore all the rude things people say about you on this forum - just kidding.

thanks again.

 

[pbaldy]

Happy to help...and I ignore them too.