Free Text Search

We have an app that allows user to maintain a table of z-master data.
One of the fields provides the customer the opportunity to write notes into a type string field.
This is free text entry.
We would like to be able to search the table based on this field in a user-friendly and casual manor.
Think eBay or craigslist type searches.
perhaps
     honda black -red
     (accord,civic)
    "NC" | "SC" | "VA" | "GA"
I'm hoping there might be a fuction module, class/method, search help already set up
The key is it needs to be user-friendly and somewhat intuitive
Thanks...
...Mike

Wht exactly do you want  Mr.Mike...are you expecting the Table Output to be like text-editor so user can enter what he want??
That can CL_GUI classes(From ABAP report we can create  not sure your table can do this for you)
and what this search functionality...............Do you have knowledge of SAP netweaver In portal you can achieve this easily i Believe???
Sas

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