Question

Is there any reason why

SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE [_Items] LIKE '*SPI*'

does not return any records with OleDbAdapter.Fill(DataSet) or OleDbCommand.ExecuteReader()?

When I run the same SQL in MS Access directly, it returns the expected records. Also, in the same code, if I change the SQL to

 SELECT * FROM MyTable 

all records are returned.

Answer 1

Change your * to % as % is the wildcard search when using OLE DB.

SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE [_Items] LIKE '%SPI%'