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FWilson
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 WSS3/MOSS Search no wildcards?
MOSS, MOSS 2007, Search, Search with wildcard, SharePoint, SharePoint Services 3.0, SQL Server 2005, WSS3
When I search in WSS3 or MOSS, I must type a full word and I cannot use wildcards. Examples: "Wilso" will not find "Wilson". "Wilso*" will not find anything. "Wilson" will find all documents with Wilson in the name or in the document body (content search is working). Is there something I haven't configured? Is there some Sharepoint add-on (Microsoft or 3rd party) that will allow a normal search? I amusing SQL Server 2005 and content search is "on" (I think). Please help.

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ASKED: September 11, 2008  11:09 AM
UPDATED: December 16, 2008  6:34 PM
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<a href="http://www.wssdemo.com/Lists/Resources/DispForm.aspx?ID=893">This </a>site offers a free tool that allows wild card searching in MOSS. I HAVE NOT TESTED THIS, take the usual precations. <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/miketag/archive/2006/12/27/moss-search-word-stemming-part-1.aspx">This Site</a> explains MOSS Search Word Stemming, which you might find helpful. Good Luck! ******************************************************
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Thanks. I’ll check them out and report soon.

FWilson
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Hi,

Have you had time to test the free tool?

Thanks

Pobegin
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