jeudi 22 janvier 2015

How can I use the Like Operator with a Parameter in a SQLite query?

I can get the result I expect by entering this in LINQPad:



SELECT * FROM WorkTable WHERE WTName LIKE "DSD__20090410014953000%"


(it shows me the record which has a WTName value of DSD__20090410014953000.xml")


But trying to do this programmatically is proving trying. I tried:



const string qry = "SELECT SiteNum FROM WorkTable WHERE WTName LIKE @wtName%";
using (SQLiteConnection con = new SQLiteConnection(HHSUtils.GetDBConnection()))
{
con.Open();
SQLiteCommand cmd = new SQLiteCommand(qry, con);
cmd.Parameters.Add(new SQLiteParameter("wtName", tableName));
siteNum = Convert.ToInt32(cmd.ExecuteScalar());
}


...but it causes the app to crash, and my log file tells me why:



Message: From application-wide exception handler: System.Data.SQLite.SQLiteException: SQL logic error or missing database
near "%": syntax error


So maybe it thinks the query parameter is named "wtName%" instead of "wtName"; but separating the parameter and the "whatever" opertor ("%") with a space doesn't work, either.


I could go retro/kludgy by just embedding the query parameter into the string like so:



const string qry = String.Format("SELECT SiteNum FROM WorkTable WHERE WTName LIKE {0}%", tableName);


...and doing without the query parameter altogether, but I'm afraid if I did that Troy Hunt would show up at my house and flail me with a bedrail while railing about SQL Injection.


How can I get my data and simultaneously write safe code?


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