String Search with An Uncertain Character Procedure (Wildcard search)

If a question mark is entered in a search string, the question mark is treated as any single character.

For example, if you are uncertain about a part of spelling of "Approach" command, and think the correct spell is either "Approach" or "Approoch", you can enter "Appro?ch" to search. The search returns contents that include "Appro?ch" which question mark represents any single character.

A question mark (?) which is used as any single character is called a wildcard.

The following shows the search procedure.

1 Select a search option. This sample specifies "Full-text search ". Note that a question mark (?) is not available in "ID jump".
2 As the right figure shows, type a question mark (?) in place of unknown letter.
3 Click [Search] button or press Enter key of your keyboard to display the search result. The search returns results with the correct spelling.

To search a question mark (?) itself

To search a question mark (?) itself, enter a backslash (\) in front of the question mark (?) (see the figure below).

 

To search a backslash (\) itself

To search a backslash (\) itself, enter a backslash (\) in front of the backslash (\) (see the figure below).