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Asked: 2026-05-25T23:40:47+00:00

I have the following WHERE clause in my SQL query currently: WHERE c.Town LIKE

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I have the following WHERE clause in my SQL query currently:

WHERE c.Town LIKE '%' + @Town + '%'

What I want do is make the first ‘%’ optional – so if the user has selected to just filter by records that just start with the given text, the WHERE would be

WHERE c.Town LIKE @Town + '%'

I assumed the simplest way to do this would be CASE statements, but I’m having no joy as it seems the syntax is incorrect. Can I get any pointers? Here’s the CASE statement I was trying:

WHERE c.Town LIKE (CASE WHEN @FilterOptions = 1 THEN '%' ELSE '') + @Town + '%'
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  1. Editorial Team

    You missed the END:

    WHERE c.Town LIKE (CASE WHEN @FilterOptions = 1 THEN '%' ELSE '' END) + @Town + '%'
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