Index: trunk/admin/config/addcustomfield.php
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r898 -r964
--- trunk/admin/config/addcustomfield.php	(.../addcustomfield.php)	(revision 898)
+++ trunk/admin/config/addcustomfield.php	(.../addcustomfield.php)	(revision 964)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 
 <TR <?php int_table_color(); ?> >
   <TD><SPAN id="prompt_fieldname"><?php echo prompt_language("la_prompt_FieldName"); ?></SPAN></TD>
-  <TD><input ValidationType="exists" tabindex="1" type=text NAME="fieldname" VALUE="<?php echo $c->Get("FieldName"); ?>"></TD>
+  <TD><input ValidationType="custom_name" tabindex="1" type=text NAME="fieldname" VALUE="<?php echo $c->Get("FieldName"); ?>"></TD>
   <TD></TD>
 </TR>
 
Index: trunk/admin/include/mainscript.php
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r720 -r964
--- trunk/admin/include/mainscript.php	(.../mainscript.php)	(revision 720)
+++ trunk/admin/include/mainscript.php	(.../mainscript.php)	(revision 964)
@@ -265,6 +265,18 @@
   	return valid;
 }
 
+function ValidCustomName(name_str)
+{
+	if (trim(name_str) == '') return false;
+	var re = new RegExp('^[a-zA-Z0-9_]{1,}$');
+	if (name_str.match(re)) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	else {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
 function DaysInMonth(month,year)
 {
   timeA = new Date(year, month,1);
Index: trunk/kernel/frontaction.php
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r959 -r964
--- trunk/kernel/frontaction.php	(.../frontaction.php)	(revision 959)
+++ trunk/kernel/frontaction.php	(.../frontaction.php)	(revision 964)
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@
            $isExact = (substr($keywords, 0, 1) == '"' && substr($keywords, strlen($keywords) - 1, 1) == '"');
 
            if ($isExact) {
-           	$performSearch = (strlen(trim(str_replace('"', '', $keywords))) >= $length);
+           	$performSearch = (strlen(trim(str_replace('\"', '', $keywords))) >= $length);
            }
            else {
            	$key_arr = explode(' ', $keywords);
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@
            	}
            	
            	$keywords = str_replace('  ', ' ', $keywords);
+           	//$keywords = str_replace('\"', '', $keywords);
            	
            	$performSearch = (strlen($keywords) >= $length);
            }
Index: trunk/admin/include/tabs.js
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r277 -r964
--- trunk/admin/include/tabs.js	(.../tabs.js)	(revision 277)
+++ trunk/admin/include/tabs.js	(.../tabs.js)	(revision 964)
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@
 		case 'time': // text must be a formatted time
 			result = ValidTime(FieldValue);
 			break;
+		case 'custom_name':
+			result = ValidCustomName(FieldValue);
+			break;
 	}
 	return result;
 }
Index: trunk/kernel/include/searchitems.php
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r787 -r964
--- trunk/kernel/include/searchitems.php	(.../searchitems.php)	(revision 787)
+++ trunk/kernel/include/searchitems.php	(.../searchitems.php)	(revision 964)
@@ -406,8 +406,7 @@
         $this->SourceTable = GetTablePrefix().$ctype->Get("SourceTable");
         $result=0;
         $PopField = $ctype->Get("PopField");
-        $RateField = $ctype->Get("RateField");
-        
+        $RateField = $ctype->Get("RateField");        
         //print_pre($this->keywords);
         
         if(!strlen($SelectSQL))
@@ -604,6 +603,7 @@
 					if(!$exact_match_close)
 						break;
 					$exact_word=substr($phrase, $i+1, ($exact_match_close-$i)-1);
+					$exact_word = str_replace("\\", "", $exact_word);
 					$i=$exact_match_close;
 					if($exact_word)
 					{