Perform find online for email address "@" problem

[ibiubu]

I wanted to have a simple form online to perform a find in a field that contains email addresses. The problem is the @ symbol in the email address. Of course FM recognizes that as a symbol for one or more charaters when performing a search.

Anyone other than me find it strange that FM did not change this in the latest FM7?

Is there a way I can work around this? I dont want to have to explain to users to enter some compicated string just to be able to use the @ symbol in their email address.

Larry

[aklodner]

Hey Larry,

Not sure if I'd consider it strange, since it is helpful, but here's some thoughts. If the user wraps the email address in quotes, the find should work. Additionally, if they are entering an entire email address you can use the double equals symbol (exact field content match) as well.

HTH

Adam

[Unable]

Larry, I recall this same issue from CDML a couple years back. aklodner provides the solution, either literal or field contents search.