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Subject: Re: [SQL] Search ignoring extended characters
Author: Paul Gaspar
Posted: 2002/06/29 14:48:57
 
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>> 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.

Paul
 
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