hi there, very observant actually, this is a bug, we altered it just the other day to 2000, the size really blows out for large search strings... thanks again.
Chris Kempster
Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"
Chris Kempster
www.chriskempster.com
Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"