> If the end user just enters "e"
> in the search box, I am not so  
> sure that I want every name that  
> contains an 'e' to be returned....  
> Or do I???
>
> What is the consensus on how to  
> make something like this work best?


I personally like the "anywhere in the string" approach, but I have found
that most people expect it to be at the start of the string, as Steve
mentioned.  People get confused when a search for DER returns ANDERSON at
the top of the list, when they were in fact looking for DEREK.


HTH,
Matthieu
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