On Jan 19, .jeff had something to say about RE: Searching .. Re: [thesite]... >><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< >> To what extent? >><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< > >supposedly just by referencing those columns with a CONTAINS clause. dean? i was under the impression CONTAINS was for text columns: <wrapwatch> http://info-it.umsystem.edu/oradocs/doc/server/doc/CO20APP/ch02.htm#use1step http://info-it.umsystem.edu/oradocs/doc/server/doc/CO20APP/ch10.htm#fnccntn </wrapwatch> -- mattwarden mattwarden.com