Oops! And switch "=" to "like" and add quotes:
$sth=$dbh->prepare("SELECT Contacts FROM Info WHERE Name like '%$sname%' ");
$sth->execute();
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From: "Douglas Forrest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: help please, patter matching problem
> No closing quotes in prepare.
>
> Also, I've never seen code that's looks quite like that; this may be
> cleaner:
>
> $sth=$dbh->prepare("SELECT Contacts FROM Info WHERE Name=%$sname%");
>
> $sth->execute();
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 9:49 AM
> Subject: help please, patter matching problem
>
>
> > mysql and Perl
> >
> > Can someone tell me what's wrong with this code:
> >
> > $sth=$dbh->prepare("SELECT Contacts FROM Info WHERE Name=?);
> >
> > $sth->execute("%$sname%");
> >
> > $dname = $sth->fetchrow_array;
> >
> > $names is supposed to be a substring. So if I want to search for a
middle
> > name or just a first name or even a last name.
> >
> > Any help is greately appreciated.
> >
> > Daniel.
> >
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