Product/Version
LG Gold 2.x
iBlaze 2.x
Blaze 5.x

Platform
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows NT
Windows 98
Windows 95

Date Updated
01/01/2002

Date Created
01/01/2002



 

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Using Wildcards in Searches
 
 
  Overview:

Searches in Summation are done on a whole-word basis: a search for agree will find just that, not words including “agree” like “agreement.” Sometimes you need to search for more than just whole words. To accomplish this Summation Blaze supports wildcards in searches.

The asterisk (*) designates a wildcard, which can represent any portion of a word. Using wildcards widens the field of possible hits generated by the search. Wildcards are used to find all words that have your search phrase embedded within them.

If you run a Quick Search for TERM*, the search is expanded to encompass any word with “term” as the base, for example, “term,” “terminate,” “termination,” etc. Your placement of the asterisk (either preceding or following the word, or embedded within letters) determines the hits that result.

You can use wildcards in any type of search within Summation.

Type This To Find
agree [no wildcard needed] AGREE
agree* Words beginning with AGREE-, such as agreement or agreeable
*gree Words ending with -GREE, such as disagree, pedigree
*agree* Words with -AGREE- as the root, such as disagreement
a*eep Words beginning with A- and ending with -EEP, such as asleep
 
   
 
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