Simple Search Logic Issue...

Newbie question... I have a search page with multi lines of search criteria: Name Topic Message Etc... I'm hoping to get results based on what criteria I type - but I'm not getting what I expect. I think it's just getting results where in addition to getting search criteria I type - ALSO none of the search fields can be blank (not what I hoped) ... Like I type just 'c' in the name field and it shows 3 records (other search fields filled up) ... But I have many more records with name containing 'c' Goal: to search for what I type in whatever search fields and not worry about whether others are blank or not - like: Name contains 'c' Charles Chuck Chuck Chas Or Name contains 'c' and topic contains 'test1' Maybe just charles fits this criteria ---------- I made a simple results page, ... More code here ... ( DW CS3 ) $name_list1 = "-1"; if (isset($_GET['Name'])) { $name_list1 = $_GET['Name']; } $top_list1 = "-1"; if (isset($_GET['Topic'])) { $top_list1 = $_GET['Topic']; } $mess_list1 = "-1"; if (isset($_GET['Message'])) { $mess_list1 = $_GET['Message']; } mysql_select_db($database_test1, $test1); $query_list1 = sprintf("SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE Name LIKE %s and Message LIKE %s and Topic LIKE %s ORDER BY mytable.id desc", GetSQLValueString("%" . $name_list1 . "%", "text"),GetSQLValueString("%" . $mess_list1 . "%", "text"),GetSQLValueString("%" . $top_list1 . "%", "text")); -- Thanks - RevDave Cool @ hosting4days . com [db-lists 09]