> The table is defined without any character specific fields, and inserts
> are made with straight SQL inserts generated straight by a JBuilder Java
> application

I will check this today. There was/is an issue, when a table is defined with
some character set and application connects with NONE, then STARTING WITH
and LIKE do not work as expected. It is not yet clear to me whether it is
"as designed" or a "bug", but I will check it.

Roman