mysql select statement not working for some of employee names

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hi all...
this query not working for some time
here empname and rollno is of type varchar

SQL

select * from emp where empname like '%Vaishnavi V%' or rollno like '%Vaishnavi V%' order by rollno

Vaishnavi V is the empname existed in database
it will return --> MySQL returned an empty result set (i.e. zero rows). ( Query took 0.0005 sec )

when am giving like

SQL

select * from emp where empname like '%tulasi ram V%' or rollno like '%tulasi ram V%' order by rollno

the statement returns 1 record..
i have tried in many ways to get 'Vaishnavi V' this name it wont showing always returns empty records how can i get records of Vaishnavi V this person
can any one help me please
thanks in advance

Posted 10-Oct-11 3:13am

tulasiram3975

Updated 10-Oct-11 3:21am

Mehdi Gholam

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Bala Selvanayagam 10-Oct-11 9:24am

Are you sure that there is no additional space in the database in between "Vaishnavi" and "V"

what happens when you

select * from emp where empname like '%Vaishnavi%' or rollno like '%Vaishnavi%' order by rollno

tulasiram3975 10-Oct-11 10:41am

i think it is problem with spaces between "Vaishnavi" and "V"

thanks which helps me

Bala Selvanayagam 10-Oct-11 11:22am

cheers

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Anuja Pawar Indore · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-10T03:26:00

1. These name contain space in between, please make sure while entering you are searching same space mentioned in the database. When you are using like why you want the complete text ? just search Vaishnavi you should get the result
2. Put % after Vaishnavi V, Search can end with anything but need to start with Vaishnavi V