to continue, after finger trouble... .select(distinct=distinct, with arg distinct=False in __init--
another less useful suggestion is to optionally allow the search on any part of the string, rather than just the beginning. rows = self.db(field.like('%'+ self.request.vars[self.keyword]+'%'))\ the autocomplete list is a little strange looking at first, but still delivers useful results, especially if there are a lot of strings with the same long startswith. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.