# WHERE name=$name

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-name-name/153735>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [July 4, 2005, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-name-name/153735 "2005-07-04T09:53:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![DaveMania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5daacb/32.png) [@DaveMania](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DaveMania)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-name-name/153735/1 "2005-07-04T09:53:55Z")

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Basically I want not to search for the exact term but if the term comes up anywhere in that field.

I guessed that something like [font=Courier New][color=red]WHERE name\*=$name[/color][/font] would do the job but that screwed up and so I’m asking you guys.

🙂 any better suggestions?