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SELECT Id, Name, Signature FROM User WHERE Signature = 'This is a test, 
this is a another test, 
this is a last test'

the above query returns the data only after I have split that in lines

Any explanation? I do not see any HTML code in the field

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I'm trying to write simple SOQL query that has comma in it.

SELECT Id, Name, Signature FROM User WHERE Signature = 'This is a test, this is a another test, this is a last test'

If i run the above SOQL I do not get any result and I even tried with LIKE

SELECT Id, Name, Signature FROM User WHERE Signature LIKE 'This is a test, this is a another test, this is a last test%'

Is there a way escape the comma?

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  • Did you try simply replacing the comma with a %?
    – Eric
    Aug 31, 2017 at 15:17
  • You could also use _ as a wildcard that matches a single character.
    – Adrian Larson
    Aug 31, 2017 at 15:21
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    Are you trying to query records where the Signature is literally This is a test, this is a another test, this is a last test, or are your commas separating 3 separate possible signatures that you're trying to search for (e.g. Signature = 'This is a test' OR Signature = 'this is another test' OR Signature = 'this a last test')?
    – Derek F
    Aug 31, 2017 at 15:22
  • So, there are literal blank lines in your signature? You'd use \n to escape those. The commas are just fine.
    – sfdcfox
    Aug 31, 2017 at 16:16
  • did not work if I use the \n to escape
    – Nick
    Aug 31, 2017 at 16:30

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The only characters you need to escape are listed in Quoted String Escape Sequences, which are \r, \n, \t, \b, \f, \', \", \\, \_, and \%. Commas do not need to be escaped. The most typical cause for a query not to return values is duplicated spaces (e.g. This is a test instead of This is a test). Try querying the record and checking out what's actually in the field. Also, there might be HTML in the field, which you would also need to account for.

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  • I have updated my question, any explanation to it?
    – Nick
    Aug 31, 2017 at 16:15
  • @NickKahn Perhaps you're on Windows? In which case, the field might literally contain \r\n. What if you said SELECT Name, Signature FROM User WHERE Signature LIKE 'This is a test,%'? I would expect that to work. The point is, you'd have to work what's in the whitespace if you wanted to include it in the filter.
    – sfdcfox
    Aug 31, 2017 at 17:24
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Here is how I able to make it work, hope this will help others:

string s = 'This is a test,'+'\r\n'+'this is a another test,'+'\r\n'+
'this is a last test';

SELECT Id, Name, Signature FROM User WHERE Signature =: s;

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