Home/ Questions/Q 8806911
In Process

The Archive Base Latest Questions

Editorial Team
  • 0
Asked: 2026-06-14T02:14:38+00:00

I have this row filter text: [Name 1] = ‘ + forename + %

  • 0

I have this row filter text: "[Name 1] = '" + forename + "%" + surname + "'" which fails, but if I put the % at the beginning or end it’s OK. Is there any way to achieve the same result (i.e. “any” string in the middle of the names)?

Full statement is:

dv = new DataView(MyDataTable, 
"[Name 1] = '" + forename + "%" + surname + "'", 
"", DataViewRowState.CurrentRows);
Share

Leave an answer

You must login to add an answer.

Need An Account,

1 Answer

  1. Editorial Team

    Just a free thougth, try:

    dv = new DataView(MyDataTable, 
"[Name 1] = '" + forename + "%' AND [Name 1] = '%" + surname + "'", 
"", DataViewRowState.CurrentRows);

    EDIT: some documentation:

    “A wildcard is allowed at the start and end of a pattern, or at the end of a pattern, or at the start of a pattern. […] Wildcard characters are not allowed in the middle of a string. For example, ‘te*xt’ is not allowed.”

    My guess would be it’s for performance reasons (?)

    • 0