I am trying to use a local paramaterized view with a filter that says:

maininf.name LIKE ?m.cname

I created this view using the visual interface and when I run the view an it asks for the parameter I type the following:

"smi%"

the program generates an Invalid Type error, yet when I modify the view and enter smi% into the filter instead of ?m.cname, the program works just fine. If I change the LIKE to an = and use the ?m.cname it also works fine (without using the % sign).

Any ideas of how to fix this?