how to use stored procedure argument with like operator

[Meax]

i have this stored procedure in database. ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.SearchForASpecificDocumentByFromBeginsWith ( @SenderName nvarchar(50) ) AS Select * from MyTable Where (SenderName like 'SenderName%') RETURN how can i use the argument (with the like operator) i am passing into this?

[Meax]

i have found the solution. here it is. ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.SearchForASpecificDocumentByFromBeginsWith ( @SenderName nvarchar(50) ) AS Select * from MyTable Where (SenderName LIKE + @SenderName + '%') RETURN

[Colin Angus Mackay]

That can't work. You have too many + operators. The + between LIKE and @SenderName should be removed.

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[Rami Said Abd Alhalim]

if you need too many operators you must use dynamic variable for example: -- this stored procedure used to search create PROCEDURE [dbo].[SP__Find_Country] ( @chv_Country_name varchar(150)=null, @Calling_no varchar(5)=null, @Short_Name varchar(3)=null ) AS set nocount on Declare @Condition varchar(8000) Set @condition ='' IF @chv_Country_name is not null set @Condition=' co_name like ''' +@chv_Country_name + '%''' IF @Calling_no is Not Null and @Condition ='' set @Condition=' co_Calling_code like ''' +@Calling_no + '%''' else If @Calling_no is not Null set @Condition=@Condition +' and co_Calling_code like ''' +@Calling_no + '%''' IF @Short_Name is not null and @Condition ='' Set @Condition=' co_Short_Name like ''' +@Short_Name + '%''' else IF @Short_Name is not null Set @Condition=@Condition+' and co_Short_Name like ''' +@Short_Name + '%''' if @Condition <> '' Set @Condition=@Condition+' and co_deleted=0' print @condition if @condition ='' select * from Country where co_deleted=0 -- Updated by Nabeel Adnan Order By Country.co_name -- Updated By Mahmoud Khalil else begin Exec ('select * from Country where '+ @condition + ' Order By co_name ') print 'select * from Country where '+ @condition + ' Order By co_name ' end

[Colin Angus Mackay]

Rami Said Abd Alhalim wrote:

if you need too many operators you must use dynamic variable

If I need too many operators. Why would I need too many? Why don't I just need the right number?

Rami Said Abd Alhalim wrote:

create PROCEDURE [dbo].[SP__Find_Country]

+10 Points for using stored procedures.

Rami Said Abd Alhalim wrote:

set @Condition=' co_name like ''' +@chv_Country_name + '%'''

And take twice as many away for writing code that is vulnerable to a SQL Injection attack. You should really look into sp_executesql and see how to pass parameters into dynamically built SQL.

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