>I'm trying to do an SQL that searches for whole words only, using the
>'%'...
>myfield LIKE "% FORD%" OR
>myfield LIKE "% FORD %" OR
>myfield LIKE "%FORD "...which correctly gets
>
>FORD MOTORS
>DIXON FORD
>BIG FORD CO
>
>but also BUFORD TIRES and CITY OF FORDHAM, which I don't want.
>
>Any ideas on how to do this? Or a better technique?
I've noticed recently that the underscore character doesn't take spaces
into account, so
myfield like "%FORD%" ;
and not myfield like "%_FORD%" ;
and not myfield like "%FORD_%"
will allow FORD in any way except as a part of a word (no characters
before it, and no characters after).
It works (tested). Should be better optimizable than checking for left
and right edges of the field.
