How to query on a Multi-Select Picklist?

With the Oracle Web Service, I'm having trouble trying to figure out why I am unable to query for a Lead using only a Custom MultiSelect Picklist that I have.
The Multi-Select Picklist has 3 values:
- Picklist 1 (ID: <No Values>)
- Picklist 2 (ID: Picklist 2)
- Picklist 3 (ID: Picklist 3)
I have leads with selected values
- Picklist 3
- Picklist 2 and Picklist 3
Whether I query for any leads with a single value or multiple values, I'm getting nothing in return.
~= 'Picklist 3' (Returned Nothing but results do exist in the CRM UI)
~= 'Picklist 2;Picklist 3' (Returned Nothing but results do exist in the CRM UI)
~= 'Picklist 2,Picklist 3' (Returned Nothing but results do exist in the CRM UI)
When I query using LIKE though, I get results....one of the results being a lead with just "Picklist 3" as the value for the Multi Select Picklist
~LIKE '*Picklist 3*' (25 Leads are returned with values of both Picklist 3 and Picklist 2, Picklist 3)
And as a side note, I'm able to successfully insert/update values into this Multi select picklist as
Picklist 2;Picklist 3
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Kishore
Thank you for the reply. Unfortunately, I have already specified the fields I do want returned...I just didn't post them as they are irrelevant to my question. What my question is attempting to say is that if I were to run my actual query on a database the query would look like this:
select LeadEmail from Lead where CustomMultiPicklist1 = 'Picklist 3' (Using the API: ~= 'Picklist 3')
This returns 0 results even though I have a Lead with CustomMultiPicklist1 = 'Picklist 3'
On the other hand if I were to do the following query....results are returned.
select LeadEmail from Lead where CustomMultiPicklist1 like '%Picklist 3%' (Using the API: ~LIKE '*Picklist 3*')
So pretty much I'm trying to figure out what the correct syntax is for querying CustomMultiSelectPicklists only.
Thanks
Edited by: tyler m on May 5, 2010 7:17 AM

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