# Ignition treats parameter value in WHERE clause as a literal, not a string

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**Created:** [November 13, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-treats-parameter-value-in-where-clause-as-a-literal-not-a-string/81814 "2023-11-13T15:00:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-treats-parameter-value-in-where-clause-as-a-literal-not-a-string/81814/4 "2023-11-13T17:59:29Z")

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@szcz, please post formatted code - not pictures of code. Then we can copy an edit in our answers and / or test environment.

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