https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Splunk-SDK-Search-String-with-parameter-having-Spaces/m-p/390620#M171089 <P>normal Java escape character () worked<BR /> String searchQuery_string = "search message=\"Completed i*\"";</P> Fri, 24 May 2019 09:16:22 GMT duddukuri 2019-05-24T09:16:22Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Splunk-SDK-Search-String-with-parameter-having-Spaces/m-p/390619#M171088 <P>By using <STRONG>Splunk SDK</STRONG>, able to use the below search string and get the results from SPlunk<BR /> String searchQuery_string = "search * | head 100";</P> <P>We have a field by name <STRONG>message</STRONG> in Splunk, which can have <STRONG>values with spaces</STRONG>.<BR /> Example message 1 : "Started initialization" <BR /> Example message 2 : "Completed initialization in 86 ms"</P> <P>We want to run search with the message="Completed i*"<BR /> In Splunk UI search this is working fine and giving results</P> <P>When tried with below as the Query string, <STRONG>ZERO Results</STRONG><BR /> String searchQuery_string = "search message='Completed i*'";<BR /> String searchQuery_string = "search message=Completed%20i*";</P> <P>Kindly help me in this regard</P> Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:42:37 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Splunk-SDK-Search-String-with-parameter-having-Spaces/m-p/390619#M171088 duddukuri 2020-09-30T00:42:37Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Splunk-SDK-Search-String-with-parameter-having-Spaces/m-p/390620#M171089 <P>normal Java escape character () worked<BR /> String searchQuery_string = "search message=\"Completed i*\"";</P> Fri, 24 May 2019 09:16:22 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Splunk-SDK-Search-String-with-parameter-having-Spaces/m-p/390620#M171089 duddukuri 2019-05-24T09:16:22Z