>> Can you search an indexed field (indexed by words) in such a way that >> extended and their nonextended equivalents are considered equal? That >> is >> >> e =3D =E9 (the second e has an accent over it). >> >> In RegEx this should be possible, but in indexed-by-word fields??? > > I think no since it not work for you.
It does work. Index-based search handles extended characters like their=20=
base character. So searching for e does also find =E9, and searching for = =E9=20 does also find e. Works also with Umlauts =E4=F6=FC.
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