Please start any new threads on our new 
    site at https://forums.sqlteam.com.  We've got lots of great SQL Server
    experts to answer whatever question you can come up with.
    
        | 
                
                    | 
                            
                                | Author | Topic |  
                                    | lleemonStarting Member
 
 
                                        24 Posts | 
                                            
                                            |  Posted - 2014-09-25 : 15:53:57 
 |  
                                            | I have a resume table and want to find people that have the following in their resume:   B.A. or BAIf I do the below it doesn't seem to find the period option.SELECT * FROM TABLE1 WHERE CONTAINS(FIELD2, '" B.A. " OR " BA "')I tried but didn't work:SELECT * FROM TABLE1 WHERE CONTAINS(FIELD2, '" B\.A\. " OR " BA "')The period (.) doesn't appear in my stoplist either.Thanks.Lee |  |  
                                    | gbrittonMaster Smack Fu Yak Hacker
 
 
                                    2780 Posts | 
                                        
                                          |  Posted - 2014-09-25 : 16:38:57 
 |  
                                          | why not just use LIKE:[code]where FIELD2 LIKE '% B.A. %' OR FIELD2 LILE '% BA %' |  
                                          |  |  |  
                                |  |  |  |