Question : concatenate string of %variable% to SQL from VB

Quick question.  Here's how I'm trying to send a text value into a SQL Stored Procedure for a LIKE query.  I can't seem to figure out how / where to put my quotes to get a proper string to SQL.  Thanks for your help!

Code Snippet:

1:	findCmd.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@PaintTypeLongD", "%" & strPaT & "%", SqlDbType.VarChar))

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Answer : concatenate string of %variable% to SQL from VB

Ok, if I understand correctly, strPaT has a 3 letter prefix but the PaintTypeDesc field in dbo.tblPaintType does not include this prefix ?  If this is the case then it won't find anything at the moment.
You will need to remove the prefix form the variable before you add it to the parameter value.  If it is always a 3 letter prefix you could try..
= Right(strPaT, strPaT.Length - 3)