if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(COURSEWARE_NAME.Text)) { char[] c = COURSEWARE_NAME.Text.ToCharArray(); string nameconditiob = ""; for (int i = 0; i < c.Length; i++) { if (i == 0) { br.AppendFormat("and COURSEWARE_NAME like '%{0}%'", c[i].ToString()); } else { br.AppendFormat("and COURSEWARE_NAME like '%{0}%'", c[i].ToString()); } } }