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From: Victoria <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] name search
Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2001 10:15:59 -0800
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In-Reply-To: <039001c1638e$f500f0f0$d7b9fea9@MYRNICE>


Myrnice

No I hadn't thought of doing that since I didn't know where in his name the
"Hervey" belonged. I just tried it though, and it worked.

So much work to find one guy!

Victoria

At 06:10 AM 11/2/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>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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