like case in inline query making error - sql

My inline sql query is like this
DataSet ds = SqlHelper.ExecuteDataset(GlobalSettings.DbDSN, CommandType.Text,
"SELECT TOP 1000 [ID],[Project],[Owner],[Consultant],[Contractor],[Value],
[Level1], [Level2] ,[Status] ,[Category] ,[Country],[CreatedDate],
[CreatedByID], [CreatedByName]
FROM [DBname].[dbo].[tbl_Projects]
where [Category] like %#Category%
and Value=1000
and Country like'%Bahrain%'
order by CreatedDate",
new SqlParameter("#Category","oil") );
everything looks okay to me .But it throws an error
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Incorrect syntax near 'Category'.
I believe it is something I had done wrong when using like query.
Can any one point out what went wrong?

I think this should work
... LIKE '%' + #Category + '%'
cf. T-SQL and the WHERE LIKE %Parameter% clause

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You have to rewrite your query like this. You just have too many embed (). This is little mess.
select
case when [mv_Loan_Ext1].[LoanPurposeTypeCode] in ('008', '080') then 'QRLF-' + case FAReceivesPatronage when 0 then 'NPAT' else 'PAT' end
when [SecDistrictIndustryCode] = '999' THEN 'Non-QRLF'
when ...
end

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I know that order is not safe, so I want to refactor this code:
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EDIT:
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Can't get delphi SQL LIKE to work with %

I'm doing a school project and need to code a query to filter a dataset to certain variables. All my SQL works fine, except I can't get the LIKE statement to work with %-signs. I believe my syntax is wrong. Can anybody please tell me what I'm doing wrong. Thanks
The code:
qryMovie.SQL.Clear;
qryMovie.SQL.Add('SELECT * FROM Movies');
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qryMovie.SQL.Add('AND Price BETWEEN ' + minPrice + ' AND ' + maxPrice);
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qryMovie.Open;
Error produced:
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but you need
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mi_tm.st_location,
mi_tm.st_log_class,
mi_tm.st_qty,
mi_tm.st_reason,
mi_tm.st_reason_data,
mi_tm.st_sku_code,
mi_tm.st_ulid,
mi_tm.st_user_id,
x_prod.description,
x_supplier.supplier_name
from
mi_tm, x_prod,
x_igd, x_supplier
where
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However for this line
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Edit: Place this at the bottom
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I have a query like this. When executing it I am getting this error.
System.Text.StringBuilder qry = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
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I tried to do something like this.
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Thanks for help.
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