https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32772 --- Comment #3 from Nick Clemens <nick@bywatersolutions.com> --- Created attachment 145914 --> https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/attachment.cgi?id=145914&action=edit Bug 32772: [Alternate] Add support for '^' as "Starts with" in patron searching This patch parses each term we send to patron search - if it finds it starts with '^' then the term is searched as a starts with - other terms will still be 'contains' To test: 1 - Make a bunch of williams and fitzwiliams UPDATE borrowers SET surname = 'Fitzwilliams' IF borrowernumber < 25; UPDATE borrowers SET surname = 'Williams' IF borrowernumber > 25; 2 - Enable PatronAutrocomplete syspref 3 - Search for 'Will' in patron search 4 - You get Fitzwilliams (you see them in the automplete too) 5 - Apply patch 6 - Search for '^Will' 7 - Confirm that autocomplete and full search results only have williams, not fitzwilliams 8 - Search for '^Will an' 9 - Confirm you get 'Frances Williams' and 'Annie Williams' - as the 'an' is searched as contains -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes. You are the assignee for the bug.