On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:21:46 -0000, you wrote: >The danger is that you type what you think you see, but the important thing to my mind is that a >database is only of use if you can extract usable information from it. > >Would a search for William find all the ocurrences of *illiam or _illiam ? Today, no. In the future, yes. It is vital that transcribers stick to the principle of TWYS, and are *never* swayed by considerations of "if I do this, it will be easier to search for". Never try to second guess how the search engine will eventually work. Such transcriptions will, ultimately, be scrapped. -- Dave Mayall