Microsoft KB Archive/39147

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File: Finding Text Strings Using Wildcard Characters (? - *)
Last reviewed: October 27, 1994

Article ID: Q39147

Summary:

When searching for a text string in Microsoft File, use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard character for a series of characters. For example, &quot;*land&quot; (without quotation marks) would find &quot;Kirkland,&quot; &quot;Ireland,&quot; and &quot;Portland.&quot;

The question mark can also be used as a wildcard for any single character (one character only) in a specific position within a search string. For example, &quot;?at&quot; (without quotation marks) would find &quot;fat&quot; and &quot;bat.&quot; For more information, see pages 93-94 in the &quot;Microsoft File for the Apple Macintosh&quot; manual.