Query String
By Alex Hedley 12 years ago

Query String

In this ASP tutorial, I'm going to show you how to handle parameters passed from a Query String.

'CORRECT WAY - Parameterized Query with dynamic sql '-------------------------------------------------- strSQL = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username=? AND password=?" Dim cmd1 Set cmd1 = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Command") cmd1.ActiveConnection = cnnLogin cmd1.CommandText = strSQL cmd1.CommandType = adCmdText cmd1.Parameters(0) = Request.Form("login") cmd1.Parameters(1) = Request.Form("password") Set rstLogin = cmd1.Execute()

'BAD WAY WITH CONCATENTATION DON'T DO IT!!! '------------------------------------------ strSQL = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username='" & Request.Form("login") & _ "' AND password='" & Request.Form("password") & "';" Set rstLogin = cnnLogin.Execute(strSQL)

What if you want a LIKE clause in your Query?

SELECT * FROM tblX WHERE Field LIKE '%' & Name & '%'

Tried this but it didn't work.

SELECT * FROM tblX WHERE Field LIKE '%?%'

Include ADOVBS.inc in your page to use the Constants.

'Set parameter = command.CreateParameter (Name, Type, Direction, Size, Value) 'cmd1.Parameters.Append(cmd1.CreateParameter("Name", 200, 1, 512, name)) cmd1.Parameters.Append(cmd1.CreateParameter("Name", 200, 1, 512, "%" & name & "%"))

Or you could wrap it before you assign:

cmd1.Parameters(0) = name

cmd1.Parameters(0) = "%" & name & "%"

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