The report has one Parameter field, which allows the user to search the database.  In an effort to make my report more user friendly, I want to allow the search criteria to not be case sensitive.  Listed is what I have in my selection formula:

uppercase({STAT.NAM}) like "*"+uppercase({?Name})+"*"

where {STAT.NAM} is the field name in the database and {?Name} is the parameter field that the user enters

My report displays the correct data, but is extremely, extremely slow.  When I remove the "uppercase" function, it runs very fast, which is the outcome that I want.  Can anyone tell me how to solve this problem?  Thanks in advance.