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Apr 8, 2006

I have some string entries as (the square brackets are part of the string)
If I query on "[Baghdad]" it finds them
If I use "*baghdad]" it also finds them
BUT if I query using [B]like "" it does not find them
Even stranger if I search on [B]like "*[Baghdad]" it brings up about 70 records which have no connection to Baghdad whatsoever!
All this leads me to conclude that the Like statement cannot be used if the first character is a square bracket so I am asking
a. Is this true?
b. Which other characters does it apply to?
c. What can be done to overcome this?
Thanks

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