Adobe reader command line search

Hello everyone,
I am opening a PDF file using command line arguments and perform a search.
My command looks like this:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" /A search="word" "C:\File.pdf"
The command is working, but I have the issue that it looks like the search is only performing with option "Match whole words only".
Does anybody know if I can change this option for command line search to get all search results?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
ajay311

Does anyone have an idea?
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Date:Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 8:53 PM
Subject:[Adobe Reader for Android] Adobe Reader for mobile search result is INCORRECT.
Adobe Reader for mobile search result is INCORRECT.
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Do you observe the issue with all your pdf files? Would it be possible for you to share one such file with [email protected] so that we may investigate?
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