title: How to filter a Sharepoint List Column with a Textbox Control Value using a "Contains" query?
body: <p>I'm using a data view to display a list (Sharepoint 2010) that has several columns including one that has a Name column. I've provided the user with a text filter on the page to send values to filter the Name column in this list. The problem I'm facing is that the filter only works for exact matches and not partial matches.</p>
  
  <p>I tried to overcome this problem by using Sharepoint Designer to:</p>
  
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  <li>create a parameter that uses the textbox control value. </li>
  <li>Filtering the Name column with this parameter and setting the comparison to "Contains"</li>
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  <p>Unfortunately if the default value of the Parameter is blank, the list does not display any data. If the default value of the parameter is set to part of a name in the list, the list displays names that contain that string. However, when changing the value in the text box and searching, the list does not return results. Please let me know if you guys know how to fix this. Any help is much appreciated and let me know if you need any additional information. Thanks!</p>