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Posted on by Ismail Mohamed 576

Hello . 

str itemid = "11*";
InventTable inventTable;

select inventTable where inventTable .ItemId like itemid;

I got an error says 

Container and unbounded string fields are not allowed in a WHERE expression.

how i can use like with string variable 

Any help ?

Thanks

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    Sergei Minozhenko Profile Picture
    Sergei Minozhenko 23,099 on at

    Hi Ahmed,

    You can't use unlimited strings in where clause. Use EDT instead of str type, like ItemId

    Itemid itemid = "11*";
InventTable inventTable;

select inventTable where inventTable.ItemId like itemid;

  • Ismail Mohamed Profile Picture
    Ismail Mohamed 576 on at

    Thanks

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