Title: SQL and the % character
Last modified: June 8, 2022

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# SQL and the % character

 *  Resolved [igp44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/igp44/)
 * (@igp44)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-and-the-character/)
 * When editing a cell in a table connected via an sql query if I enter 20% it is
   saved in the database and table as 20{901d6bbc9e2aa6f4c139a9d9254a4e7625839eb44d7700a639a4c134d8baab68}
   or a random similar number
 * Can you advise on how to fix this please

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 *  Plugin Author [wpDataTables](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpdatatables/)
 * (@wpdatatables)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-and-the-character/#post-15718829)
 * Hello there.
 * Since you’re using the Premium version of the plugin, please open a ticket on
   our [official support platform](https://tmsplugins.ticksy.com/), and we’ll gladly
   help you there.
 * Commercial products are [not supported in these forums](https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/#do-not-post-about-commercial-products),
   as per [this comment](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-not-logged-into-wordpress-backend/#post-15050671)
   by WordPress.org moderators.
 * Thank you for understanding.

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 * Last activity: [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-and-the-character/#post-15718829)
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