Fellow Oracle types... So, I have a query like this: select * from ORG_NAME where contains(NAME, '% ward') > 0 * ERROR at line 1: ORA-29902: error in executing ODCIIndexStart() routine ORA-20000: Oracle Text error: DRG-51030: wildcard query expansion resulted in too many terms What I want is to be able to bring back records like: My ward your ward and not bring back records like backward frontward Any ideas on how I do this. Looking at Metalink and Google it looks like the % is just expanding everything... Robert G. Freeman Author: Portable DBA: Oracle (Oracle Press) Oracle Database 10g New Features (Oracle Press) Oracle9i RMAN Backup and Recovery (Oracle Press) Oracle9i New Features (Oracle Press) Oracle Replication (Rampant Tech Press) Mastering Oracle8i (Sybex) Oracle8 to 8i Upgrade Exam Cram (Coriolis <RIP>) Oracle 7.3 to 8 Upgrade Exam Cram (Coriolis <RIP>) -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l