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From: "myrnice" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] name search
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 06:10:15 -0500
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Victoria

Did you put the "*" in front and back of the name?

Myrnice

"Victoria" wrote:

> Myrnice
>
> I tried the instructions you gave (and a couple of variations)...but it
> came back with "no matches found" every time. Perhaps it was because his
> first name is only an initial ('J.')...which of course I didn't remember
> until I found his whole name in UFT. Would that have any bearing on the
> lack of search results?
>
> I used only 'Hervey" and put it in the given name field as instructed.
>
> Victoria
>
> At 10:52 PM 11/1/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >Victoria
> >
> >You are correct. There is a bug in the search routine and I will report
it
> >to Bob Velke.
> >
> >However all is not lost. Open the picklist and click on the "Filter" on
the
> >tool bar and select "Edit Picklist Filter" or just push the "F5" key on
the
> >keyboard.
> >
> >Select the "Literal Filter" in the top left corner of the screen and type
> >"*Hervey*" (without the quotes) in the given name area and click on the
OK
> >radio button.
> >
> >This will give you a list of all entries in the picklist with the word
> >Hervey in the given name area.
> >
> >When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Literal Filter" selection
> >again to clear the filter.
> >
> >Myrnice
> >
> >"Victoria" <>
> >To: <>
> >Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 10:37 PM
> >Subject: Re: [TMG] name search
> >
> >
> > > Myrnice
> > >
> > > When I do that, it goes to the first Hervey it finds. I can't get it
to
> > > find any of the others, and since in this case it is a middle name and
not
> > > the surname, the first one in the list doesn't do me any good at all.
> > >
> > > Victoria
> > >
> > > At 10:22 PM 11/1/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >Victoria
> > > >
> > > >You might open the picklist and click on "Search" on the toolbar and
> >select
> > > >"All fields", enter Hervey in the search area and click on the
"Search"
> > > >radio button. Let us know how you make out.
> > > >
> > > >Myrnice
> > > >
> > > >"Victoria" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I needed to look up an ancestor with the name of "Hervey"...but I
> >couldn't
> > > > > remember if that was his given or surname. It turned out to be his
> >middle
> > > > > name, which of course I knew the minute I saw it. But I couldn't
> >figure
> > > >out
> > > > > a good way to look for him in TMG. I finally resorted going back
to
> >UFT
> > > >and
> > > > > doing a name search where you type in a name and you have the
option
> >of
> > > > > seeing everyone with that name, no matter if it's a first, middle
or
> >last
> > > > > name. Is there such a search available in TMG? I sure couldn't
find
> >one.
> > > > >
> > > > > Victoria
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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