'LIKE ('%this%' OR '%that%') and something=else' not working

Question

I have a select query where I am trying to search strings for multiple patterns

LIKE (\'%this%\' or \'%that%\' ) and something=else

Returns

Answer 1

Break out the LIKE clauses into 2 separate statements, i.e.:

(fieldname1 LIKE '%this%' or fieldname1 LIKE '%that%' ) and something=else