>>>is there a way to look for a word in a memo field text but only find whole words.
>>>eg: looking for KING should finf Martin Luther King but not lurking
>>>even if KING is at the beginning of a line or sentence or at the end therof.
>>>
>>>maybe REGEX could work, but how
>>>
>>>
>>>Peter
>>
>>

>>? ' '+'king'+' ' $ ' '+'king and I'+' '
>>? ' '+'king'+' ' $ ' '+'you are the king'+' '
>>? ' '+'king'+' ' $ ' '+'kingsolomon and I'+' '
>>

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>Fabio,
>Wouldn't that require all combinations of characters that could be used at word boundaries? I think using regex is better.
>Cetin

Hi Cetin,

To use regex is more complex and slow that to use native VFP functions,
BUT !
if the task is complex and require a complex VFP program,
then REGEX can become more simple and fast ...

I have one rule only:
more complex -> more instable ...

Fabio