Hi there,
Thanks ever so much for swift reply!! I would just like to ask you one further question if I may. I have tried splitting the string before and combining them into the filter string. The issue I had is that the user could type an unknown number of words into the search box. Could this be covered by assuming a maximum number of words eg. 5 and passing a NULL value also to each (I have looked into your previous posts regarding methods for this), or is there a way of passing an "n" number to the query. Or even doing a wordcount on the entry string and coding a condition where this many AND operators get automatically added?? This would be way above my level of knowledge, but I can continue to look this up if I know which way I am pointing!!

Thanks again

Ben