> SELECT * FROM table WHERE Name LIKE 'bor[eéèêë]+ales' no_case THANK YOU PETER ! That's *the* solution! Actually, the final statement is: SELECT * FROM table WHERE Name Like 'b[oôöò]+r+[eéèêë]+[aâäà]+l+[eéèëê]+s' no_case It works great! Thank you very much Eric