diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 15d23283..d35eebd7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.0 (2012-05-16 16:45:06) dev
+Version 2.00.0 (2012-05-16 16:52:05) dev
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 797c593f..354384f2 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -6164,7 +6164,8 @@ def smart_query(fields,text):
                 value = constants[item[1:]]
             else:
                 value = item
-                if op == '=': op = 'like'
+                if field.type in ('text','string'): 
+                    if op == '=': op = 'like'
             if op == '=': new_query = field==value
             elif op == '<': new_query = field<value
             elif op == '>': new_query = field>value