# TERMEXACT

The `TERMEXACT` field specifier (case sensitive) allows you to find documents with a specified field that contains an exact match of any of the terms specified by you.

NOTE: If the language that you are using does not match the DefaultLanguageType that you have specified in the IDOL Server configuration file, you must add the LanguageType parameter to your query action.

## Format

    FieldText=TERMEXACT{yourTerms}:yourFields

`yourTerms` | Type one or more terms. A document is only returned if one of `yourFields` contains a value that exactly matches one of the specified terms. You can match strings that contain punctuation (but see Note below) or consist of several words. NOTE: To distinguish query syntax punctuation from punctuation within strings, double-percent-encode commas and curly braces within strings. Query syntax punctuation must be left unencoded. There must be no space before or after a separator comma.
`yourFields` | Type one or more fields. A document is only returned if it contains one of these fields, and if this field contains an exact match of one of `yourTerms`. Separate multiple fields with colons (`:`). There must be no space before or after a colon.

## Example

    FieldText=TERMEXACT{help,helped}:DRETITLE

A document's `DRETITLE` field value must contain the term `help` or `helped` for this document to be returned. If a document's `DRETITLE` field, for example, has the value helps or helping, the document is not returned.

    FieldText=TERMEXACT{Word,Excel}:FILE:DATEI

A document's `FILE` or `DATEI` field value must contain the term `Word` or `Excel` for this document to be returned. If a document's `FILE` or `DATEI` field, for example, has the value `WordPerfect`, the document is not returned.

## See also

- DefaultLanguageType configuration parameter

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