>>>>>10 gb table, with full text search, accessed over a wan. You can use Fox Data and I'll use SQL Server.
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>>>>On the UniversalThread we can perform a search on all messages (in the last six months) containing a certain string.
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>>>>Does this qualify as full text search?
>>>>
>>>>If not,
>>>>could you please define 'full text search'.
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>>>I also read somewhere that SQL Server's 'full text search (or is it indexing)' capability is NOT (repeat: NOT) delivered in MSDE.
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>>the full text search services DOES NOT come with MSDE.
>>All server commands sent to MSDE work on SQL Server, but not the other way around.
>>The relationship between MSDE and
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>Right, but those who like to tell us that MSDE **IS** SQL Server fail to mention things like this. They may be using technicalities to make the statement "correct" ('Administrator is a separate product', 'MSDE is not licensed with MSDE', who knows what else) but the average Joe reading the bald statement does not know about those factors and turns out being greatly surprised when it becomes apparent that it really is not.
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>cheers
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yea well that's marketing... aren't you used to it by now?
i didnt even blink...
MSDE is free anyhow...

And keep in mind that it IS marketing. The purpose of marketing is to promote the product and build excitement.
The purpose of marketing is NOT informing and educating developers....
That is why you get documentation.

Accentuate the postives and omit the negatives is marketing 101.
Now if a specific question is asked you must answer it honestly and responsibly.