Make SQL Server index small numbers

Question

We\'re using SQL Server 2005 in a project. The users of the system have the ability to search some objects by using \'keywords\'. The way we implement this is by creating a

Answer 1

You can combine CONTAINS (or CONTAINSTABLE) with simple where conditions:

SELECT * FROM Movies WHERE CONTAINS(Title, '"Terminator 2"') and Title like '%Terminator 2%'

While the CONTAINS find all Terminator the where will eliminate 'Terminator 1'.

Of course the engine is smart enough to start with the CONTAINS not the like condition.