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Searching Database Text W/o Using Full-text Indexing
I am using the following plumbing code to search a database column for a keyword. I can't use full-test indexing so I came up w/ this work around. But It has many flaws so I'm looking for a better way. Thx in advance.

'Open sql connection
SqlConnection1.Open()

Dim datareader2 As SqlClient.SqlDataReader
datareader2 = cmdFindRowsWithKeyword.ExecuteReader
Dim strMsg As String
Dim intRowToFlag As Integer
Dim strRowsToGet As String
Dim strKeywordAsTyped As String
Dim strKeywordAllCaps As String
Dim strKeywordAllLower As String
Dim strKeywordFirstLetterCap As String
Dim FirstLetter As String

While datareader2.Read

intRowToFlag = datareader2(0).ToString
strMsg = datareader2(1).ToString

'Assign keyword as typed to variable
strKeywordAsTyped = txtSearchFor.Text
'Assign keyword as typed to variable then convert it to all uppercase
strKeywordAllCaps = txtSearchFor.Text
strKeywordAllCaps = strKeywordAllCaps.ToUpper
'Assign keyword as typed to variable then convert it to all lowercase
strKeywordAllLower = txtSearchFor.Text
strKeywordAllLower = strKeywordAllLower.ToLower
'Assign keyword as typed to variable then convert it so just the first letter is in uppercase
strKeywordFirstLetterCap = txtSearchFor.Text
FirstLetter = strKeywordFirstLetterCap.Chars(0)
FirstLetter = FirstLetter.ToUpper
strKeywordFirstLetterCap = strKeywordFirstLetterCap.Remove(0, 1)
strKeywordFirstLetterCap = strKeywordFirstLetterCap.Insert(0, FirstLetter)

'If the string contains the keyword as typed in all caps all lowercase or w/ the 1st letter in caps then flag that row.
If strMsg.IndexOf(strKeywordAsTyped) <> -1 Or strMsg.IndexOf(strKeywordAllCaps) <> -1 Or strMsg.IndexOf(strKeywordAllLower) <> -1 Or strMsg.IndexOf(strKeywordFirstLetterCap) <> -1 Then

cmdFlagRowsWithKeyword.Parameters("@recid").Value = intRowToFlag
SqlConnection2.Open()
Dim datareader3 As SqlClient.SqlDataReader
datareader3 = cmdFlagRowsWithKeyword.ExecuteReader
datareader3.Close()
SqlConnection2.Close()

End If
End While
datareader2.Close()

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Replaced "name like '%' + @txt + '%'" with
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------------------------------------------
** Originial **
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AS

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0 CATEGORY_ID,
P.PRODUCT_ID,
0 CAT_COUNT,
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P.SHORT_DESC,
P.THUMBNAIL,
MIN(S.PRICE) PRICE,
P.NAME_EXT,
0 PACKAGE_FLAG
INTO #OUT

FROM
PRODUCT P,
SKU S
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@ANDKeywords varchar(4000) = 'xxxx',
@NOTKeywords varchar(4000) = 'xxxx',
@SourceID int = -1,
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)
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HHL.GMTDateAdded,
RSSSources.SourceTitle,
RSSSources.SourceLink
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When I pass default parameters to the sproc (not using any part of the query that uses Full Text) the sproc returns every record in the database very quickly. No hang ups.

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I am at a loss.

The following code will recreate the table:

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[RSSHarvestedHeadlines](
[HeadlineID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[SourceID] [int] NOT NULL,
[Title] [varchar](500) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL,
[Link] [varchar](1000) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL,
[Description] [ntext] COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
[PubDate] [datetime] NULL,
[GMTDateAdded] [datetime] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_RSSHarvestedHeadlines_GMTDateAdded] DEFAULT (getutcdate()),
[GMTLastHarvested] [datetime] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_RSSHarvestedHeadlines_GMTLastHarvested] DEFAULT (getutcdate()),
[HideFlag] [bit] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_RSSHarvestedHeadlines_HideFlag] DEFAULT ((0)),
[PublishedFlag] [bit] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_RSSHarvestedHeadlines_PublishedFlag] DEFAULT ((0)),
[EditStamp] [timestamp] NOT NULL,
CONSTRAINT [PK_RSSHarvestedHeadlines] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
(
[HeadlineID] ASC
)WITH (IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY] TEXTIMAGE_ON [PRIMARY]

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OBJECT_NAME(id) AS ProcName
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