ISABOUT Term in Enterprise Search SQL Syntax

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Matches columns against a group of one or more search terms.

Important

While this feature is still supported in the current product version, it may be removed in the future. If you write new applications, avoid using this deprecated feature. If you modify existing applications, you are strongly encouraged to remove any dependency on this feature.

ISABOUT(<components>)

Remarks

The ISABOUT term can have one or more components. The columns specified in the CONTAINS predicate are tested against each component. The document is included with the results if at least one of the components matches. Commas separate multiple components.

Following is the component part syntax:

<match_term>

The following table describes possible match term types.

Type Description Examples

Word

A single word without spaces or other punctuation.

… WHERE CONTAINS

('ISABOUT ("computer","software")')

Phrase

Multiple words or included spaces.

… WHERE CONTAINS

('ISABOUT

("computer software",

"hardware")')

Wildcard

Words or phrases with the asterisk (*) added to the end. For more information, see Using Wildcards and the Contains Predicate.

…WHERE CONTAINS('ISABOUT

("compu*","soft*")')

Matches "computer", "computers", "computation", and "compulsory".

See Also

Reference

FREETEXT Predicate in Enterprise Search SQL Syntax
WHERE Clause in Enterprise Search SQL Syntax
RANKMETHOD Term in Enterprise Search SQL Syntax