diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
index fa3a36c5..0ca5cbfe 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
@@ -7279,33 +7279,10 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				_ByWordSuffix = byWordSuffix;
 			}
 		}
-		private string checkPercentChar(string SearchString)
-		{
-			string ss = "";
-			string pattern = "%"; // Pattern to match the percentage sign
-			Match match = Regex.Match(SearchString, pattern);
-			if (match.Success)
-			{
-				int sl = SearchString.Length;
-				int precentIdx = SearchString.IndexOf('%');
-				int startIndex = 0;
-				if (sl == precentIdx + 1) // % the last char.
-				{
-					ss = SearchString.Substring(startIndex, sl - 1);
-					var isNumeric = int.TryParse(ss, out int n);
-					if (isNumeric == true) // other that a % are the rest of the characters numbers.
-					{
-						ss = ' ' + SearchString; //add a space prefix;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			return ss;
-		}
 
 		private void DataPortal_Fetch(ItemListSearchCriteria criteria)
 		{
 			this.RaiseListChangedEvents = false;
-			//criteria.SearchString = checkPercentChar(criteria.SearchString);
 			try
 			{
 				using (SqlConnection cn = Database.VEPROMS_SqlConnection)
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs
index f30c8bb2..6f569b4e 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs
@@ -2078,8 +2078,9 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 
 					if (cbxFndUnLnkROVals.Enabled && cbxFndUnLnkROVals.Checked)
 					{
+						string ROSearchList2 = checkPercentChar(ROSearchList); // match exact string
 						// B2022-031 - added a cbxProcSectSrch to filter out procedure and section titles from global search results.
-						SearchResults = ItemInfoList.GetListFromTextSearch(DVISearchList, TypeSearchList, ROSearchList, cbxBooleanTxtSrch.Checked ? 2 : cbxCaseSensitive.Checked ? 1 : 0, cbxProcSectSrch.Checked ? 1 : 0, ItemSearchIncludeLinks.Nothing, includeRTFformat, includeSpecialChars, unitPrefix, string.Empty, string.Empty);
+						SearchResults = ItemInfoList.GetListFromTextSearch(DVISearchList, TypeSearchList, ROSearchList2, cbxBooleanTxtSrch.Checked ? 2 : cbxCaseSensitive.Checked ? 1 : 0, cbxProcSectSrch.Checked ? 1 : 0, ItemSearchIncludeLinks.Nothing, includeRTFformat, includeSpecialChars, unitPrefix, string.Empty, string.Empty);
 						cmbResultsStyleIndex = 3;  // display step text in results
 					}
 					else
@@ -2190,6 +2191,34 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			OnSearchComplete(new DisplaySearchEventArgs(TimeSpan.FromTicks(DateTime.Now.Ticks - start.Ticks)));
 		}
 
+		private string checkPercentChar(string SearchString)
+		{
+			string ss = "";
+			string pattern = "%"; // Pattern to match the percentage sign
+			Match match = Regex.Match(SearchString, pattern);
+			if (match.Success) //  Special case for percents.
+			{
+				int sl = SearchString.Length;
+				int precentIdx = SearchString.IndexOf('%');
+				int startIndex = 0;
+				if (sl == precentIdx + 1) // % the last char.
+				{
+					ss = SearchString.Substring(startIndex, sl - 1);
+					var isNumeric = int.TryParse(ss, out int n);
+					if (isNumeric == true) // other that a % are the rest of the characters numbers.
+					{
+						ss = ' ' + SearchString; //add a space prefix to make the search exact. If search is 5% this makes it excult 25% 55% etc.;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				ss = ' ' + SearchString + ' '; // Exact match add spaces before and after search string.
+
+			}
+				return ss;
+		}
+
 		private void ClearResults()     // B2021-103 if no results when RNO only, clear results list.  (moved from btnSearch_Click)
 		{
 			if (tabSearchTypes.SelectedTab != tabSearchTypes.Tabs[4])