Sysntax Error in Query Expression

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Syntax error in query expression 'Firstname LIKE % Hello %'.

please Help me solve this.

Posted 10-Jan-13 22:04pm

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Shouldn't be

SQL

Firstname LIKE '% Hello %'

?

Posted 10-Jan-13 22:06pm

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prashant patil 4987 · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-10T22:08:00

Solution 2

must be like this:

SQL

Firstname LIKE '% Hello %'.

Posted 10-Jan-13 22:08pm

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Member 9430088 11-Jan-13 4:12am

When i execute this nothing happens
the datagridview does not update

public void Search()
{
OleDbCommand ocm = new OleDbCommand("SELECT Firstname FROM students WHERE Firstname LIKE '% Hello %' ", conn);
conn.Open();
ocm.ExecuteNonQuery();
conn.Close();

}

prashant patil 4987 11-Jan-13 4:16am

after extecuting query bind your datagridvieww again..