blocking items dependent on words within a field

I am sitting here with both my Crystal 8.5 and my SQL guides out and still can not find the answers I am looking for...

I know that if I want to block an item that starts with a certain phrase I can use the code
Code:
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not({item.itm_desc} startswith ["cement","interpore","collagraft","mesh"])
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... however, my problem is that the items that I want to block do not START the description... the words are within the description - just not at the beginning of it . I know it is still possible to block items based on those words, but I can not remember how to code the report to do so...

Also - just to make life a little more interesting - there is 1 item that begins with the word "mesh" that i DO want to show up on this report. is there coding that says something to the effect of "ignore all items beginning with "mesh" EXCEPT item # 54446" ?


Does anyone have any ideas? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...

i just wanted to let yall know someone gave me the following suggestion in regard to the second question and it worked great:
Code:
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If {Item_no}="54446" then {item.itm_desc}={item.itm_desc} elsenot({item.itm_desc}startswith "mesh")
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i am still searching for the first answer, but at least the second one has been put to rest...

thanks

TRY

{item.itm_desc}like ("cement"," interpore",collagraft","mesh")

Put this in the required field Format editor in the suppress formula box or in the section expert suppress formula box.

I think you'll need wildcard characters too for Like, i.e.
"*cement*" etc.

or look at the InStr() function