title: MySQL Database SQL with Excel Data Has No Results
body: <p>I have data from MySQL database that I export into Excel.  </p>
  
  <p>However, when I try to query for the data using the Excel field into MySQL using SQL, no record appears.  I checked the spacing but that was not it.</p>
  
  <p>Following is an example:</p>
  
  <p>Here is what MySQL database displays it:  BIS    Unplugged</p>
  
  <p>Here is how Excel displays it:  BIS    Unplugged</p>
  
  <p>I created the following SQL:</p>
  
  <p>select distinct alarm_text</p>
  
  <p>from alarm_events</p>
  
  <p>where alarm_text="BIS    Unplugged"</p>
  
  <p>When I put the BIS Unplugged from MySQL database, the result appears as BIS    Unplugged.</p>
  
  <p>When I put the BIS Unplugged from Excel, I get no result.</p>
  
  <p>I tried to copy the Excel data "BIS    Unplugged" into a notepad and then put it into SQL but no result was returned. </p>
  
  <p>This happens with a lot of my other data as well.</p>
  
  <p>Thank you for your help.</p>