>>So the "$" operator should not be used in SQL? Also, then, it would appear that I have to take the text the user enters for SearchText and add the percent signs to the beginning and end of it before using that variable in the SQL statement?
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>Correct.
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>lcSearchText = '%' + alltrim(ThisForm.txtString.Value) + '%'
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>Also use upper() if necessary.
Thanks Michael, Mark and Ed!
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