Hello. I´m trying to execute an PreparedStatement that contains a SQL instruction like this: "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM USERS WHERE NAME LIKE ? " I'm putting as parameter a String, for example "David". In the data-base there is a record which NAME field contains "David", but when I execute the PreparedStament it recovers 0 otherwise if I use an normal Statement that contains "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM USERS WHERE NAME LIKE 'David' " or if I use '=' in place of 'LIKE', it runs OK. Someone can say me why this happen ? Thanks David Mellado [EMAIL PROTECTED] PD:(I'm sorry because of my english, I recognize that it isn't very good :,-I ) =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=JSP http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=Servlets