SQL change field result to upper and post results to upper

[jesushax]

Hi all is the below SQL valid?

 

meaning if the rsult of field Sect1_4 where test it would be TEST?

 

$ERROR = mysql_query("SELECT `Sect1_4`,`CompanyID` FROM tblDirectory2 WHERE `".strtoupper(Sect1_4)."` LIKE '".strtoupper($_POST["Sect1_4"])."%'") or die(mysql_error());

[sasa]

$ERROR = mysql_query("SELECT `Sect1_4`,`CompanyID` FROM tblDirectory2 WHERE UPPER(`Sect1_4`) LIKE '".strtoupper($_POST["Sect1_4"])."%'") or die(mysql_error());