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--- 9_wildcards_for_searching [2014/12/02 12:53] – barbara
+++ 9_wildcards_for_searching [2022/06/01 11:38] (current) – Catherine Riddell
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 |* |Finds one or more unknown character(s) | **SM*THJ** finds John Smith, James Smith, John Smyth, Jane Smith and Jane Smeath\\ Enter * on its own to display all the items in the database|
 |[...]|The area within a set of square brackets represents one character. The database matches anything within the square brackets |**NE1[ ]** looks for postcode NE1 only and not NE11 or NE12 because the 4th character must be a space.\\  **NE[123][ ]** looks for NE followed by either 1, 2 or 3 as the third character and then a space so NE1, NE2 or NE3 only.\\ **NE1[12]** looks for postcodes NE11 and NE12 because the 4th character must either be a 1 or a 2.\\ This can be very useful for controlled postcode lookup.|
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 Go back to [[hints_and_tips|Hints, tips and shortcuts]]\\ Go back to [[quick_guides_8|How to find a person record]]