>i have mistake which i posted
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WHERE  ( Student.descr=ALLTRIM(Thisform.search.value)and" "$UPPER(descr) ) ;
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>  *WHERE  ( Student.descr=ALLTRIM(Thisform.search.value) + " "$UPPER(descr) ) ;

>i want khubiab every where begain between or end in upper and lower case
>thanks

Use my suggestion with '%' in front. The select would be slow.