thanks, helpers, but I think I have a simple solution:
I will insert a space at the front of the string,
where the db must accept and retain it.
BTW, here is the SQL I am working with:
//////////////////////////////////////////
elseif ($desc==desc) {
$sql="SELECT bandid, bandname, bandesc, bin_id,
genre
FROM bands, genre WHERE
(bands.genreid=genre.genreid) AND ";
while (list($key, $word)=each($wordsarray))
//$wordsarray from textbox input
{
$sql=$sql."(bandname LIKE '$word %' OR
bandname LIKE '% $word %' OR
bandname LIKE '% $word' OR
bandesc LIKE '$word%' OR
bandesc LIKE '% $word %' OR
bandesc LIKE '% $word' OR
genre LIKE '$word%' OR
genre LIKE '% $word') AND ";
}
$sql=substr($sql, 0, (strlen($sql)-5));
$sql=$sql." ORDER BY genre.genre ASC, bandname ASC";
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////
If I do "bandname='$var' I would not hit the band 'Red
Letter Day' if the user jusr types 'red'.
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