[snip] ID | Name ================ 1 | Author\'s
As you can see, the name value has been escaped. Now, the question is, how do you match on a value that has escaped charaters? I've tried the following SELECT * FROM table WHERE Name = 'Author\'s' SELECT * FROM table WHERE Name LIKE 'Author\'s' SELECT * FROM table WHERE Name = '%Author\'s%' SELECT * FROM table WHERE Name = 'Author''s' SELECT * FROM table WHERE Name = "Author\'s" SELECT * FROM table WHERE Name = "Author's" [/snip] The only one you didn't try.... SELECT * FROM table WHERE Name LIKE 'Author%' -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]