getting a series of coomas with search results

[dunskii]

hi there,

when i am processing my search i am getting a series of commas as the result whenrun on the site. When the query is run in mysql it returns no results.

Heres my query:

SELECT barristers.lst_name, barristers.fst_name, barristers.prefered, areas.area FROM barristers, areas WHERE barristers.Lst_name LIKE '%$bar_search%' OR barristers.Fst_name LIKE '%$bar_search%' OR barristers.prefered LIKE '%$bar_search%'

thanks for all your help

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