Re: Select Box / LIKE operator

2004-09-29 Thread Joe Rinehart
-0400 Subject: RE: Select Box / LIKE operator To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] If the end user just enters e in the search box, I am not so sure that I want every name that contains an 'e' to be returned Or do I??? What is the consensus on how to make something like this work best

Re: Select Box / LIKE operator

2004-09-28 Thread Scott Brady
- Original Message - From: Claremont, Timothy Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:46:52 -0400 If the end user just enters e in the search box, I am not so sure that I want every name that contains an 'e' to be returned Or do I??? Typically, I expect searches like that to have at least the

RE: Select Box / LIKE operator

2004-09-28 Thread Steve Brownlee
Not so much a consensus as an ad hoc standard is that the 'e' would be the first letter of the search string.Just be sure to notify users of the functionality of your search engine. Please enter in the first few letters of the last name of the person you wish to find You could also provide

RE: Select Box / LIKE operator

2004-09-28 Thread Cornillon, Matthieu (Consultant)
If the end user just enters e in the search box, I am not so sure that I want every name that contains an 'e' to be returned Or do I??? What is the consensus on how to make something like this work best? I personally like the anywhere in the string approach, but I have found that