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The CONTAINS Operator, Word Indexes, and Word-break Tables
You can use the CONTAINS operator of the WHERE option of the record phrase to query a Progress database. For example, the following query displays each item record of the sports database whose cat–description field contains the string “hockey”:
Using the CONTAINS operator involves word indexes and word-break tables. This section explains why and tells you how to use word indexes and word-break tables. Specifically, the section covers:
NOTE: Word indexes and word-break tables have international implications. To understand these implications, first read this section, then see the Progress Internationalization Guide .
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