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PQ#1 Why wont this query give me any results?

Why wont this query give me any results?

    SELECT author_name
    FROM authors
    WHERE author_name = "*Twain, Mark*";

After all, the text string

    Twain, Mark

    does exist in the author_name table.... (try it out using the database  "WEEK1_Q1_Q2_ACCESS2000.mdb" attached here.

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This solution shows how to do pattern matching in a MS Access SQL query.  It explains the difference between an exact match and pattern match string comparison.

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