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    Dan A Newburg
    07/08/2008
    Dan A Newburg
    07/08/2008
      Written by IBM


    A full-text index offers a means of searching a Lotus Notes/Domino database in an efficient manner.  Searches results can be improved with an understanding of the reserved words that comprise the full-text syntax for full-text searching.

    Full-text Syntax
    The words in the table below comprise the full-text syntax available for searching a Lotus Notes/Domino database.  

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    Advanced Full-text Syntax
    The examples in the table below demonstrate advanced full-text queries.  Please note that the rightmost operator takes precedence in the syntax.

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    Comments

    1) Addition for dates
    Gerald Mengisen | 5/6/2009 5:47:05 AM ET

    Enclose hard coded dates with the hash sign (#), like #12/31/2008#