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    <p>I'm trying to run a query using SQLCMD.EXE and have trouble with the LIKE portion.</p> <pre><code>WHERE email LIKE '%%@%%' </code></pre> <p>I think it is an error with cmd prompt rather then SQLCMD.EXE since I get the error:</p> <pre><code>Syntax error "@%'" </code></pre> <p>I am running this via Notepad++ (NppExec) pointing to the bat file like so:</p> <pre><code>H:\scripts\SQL.bat "$(CURRENT_WORD)" </code></pre> <p>This causes the query to be wrapped in double quotes before being used by the SQLCMD.EXE call. The SQLCMD.EXE call then runs in the bat file like so:</p> <pre><code>SQLCMD.EXE -U user -P %pass% -S %server% -Q %sql% -d %table% </code></pre> <p>It works perfect on any query I use aside from this <code>LIKE '%%@%%'</code> part.</p> <p><strong>UPDATE</strong></p> <p>I've done a few more tests and think I have narrowed it down to being a problem with the <code>%</code> and the <code>@</code>.</p> <p>So queries like these work fine:</p> <ul> <li><code>SELECT name FROM table WHERE name LIKE 'test'</code></li> <li><code>SELECT name FROM table WHERE name LIKE 'test%'</code></li> <li><code>SELECT name FROM table WHERE name LIKE '%%test'</code></li> </ul> <p>But these will cause errors:</p> <ul> <li><code>SELECT name FROM table WHERE name LIKE '%test'</code></li> <li><code>SELECT name FROM table WHERE name LIKE '%test%'</code></li> </ul> <p>This is fine since I am ok with doubling the <code>%</code> in my queries, but I've tried <code>%%@%</code> and <code>%%@%%</code> and they throw errors. <code>Syntax error "@'""</code> or <code>Syntax error "@%'""</code>, respectively.</p> <p>Also, the reason for the variables is that I included some logic so it can detect table names and run for different servers and databases.</p> <p>Here is the bat file</p> <pre><code>set sql=%1 iff %@index[%sql%,sur_] GT -1 THEN SET SERVER=server1 SET table=tablename SET pass=password else SET SERVER=server2 SET table=tablename SET pass=password endiff SQLCMD.EXE -U usr -P %pass% -S %server% -Q %sql% -d %table% </code></pre> <p>The reason for the weird syntax is due to the command being run through TCC/LE <a href="http://jpsoft.com/help/index.htm" rel="nofollow">(see here)</a></p>
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    1. COCan you strip the problem down to the most basic elements where the error occurs, eliminating other elements that don't affect the root problem? If, for example, I have *test.bat* that is `SQLCMD.EXE -S .\SQLEXPRESS -E -Q %1` and I run it like `test.bat "select 'it worked' as result where 'ihave@symbol' like '%@%'"`, it works as expected. What is it about your batch file or method of execution that causes this to fail?
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    2. COMy guess is that the error comes into play at the `-Q %sql%` part of the call, but I also have `%@index[%sql%,sur_]`. This is here to help determine which server the query needs to be sent to (table names are commonly prefixed with `sur_` on one server)
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    3. COCan you post the contents of your batch file?
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