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icon9.gif  [HELP] Unable to search for "saturate", "saturation", "saturating", "saturated" with single search? [message #1823] Tue, 23 July 2024 20:43 Go to next message
foxtrotter
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Registered: July 2024
Junior Member
Hi, i'm a new Foxtrot user and I am unable to figure out how i can search for a root string (e.g., "saturat") and have the search surface all strings containing this root string (e.g., "saturate", "saturating", "saturation", "saturated").

Searching for "saturat" alone does not work and I don't think foxtrot supports boolean operators so I may search for "saturate OR saturating OR saturation OR saturated".

Thanks for reading!
Re: [HELP] Unable to search for "saturate", "saturation", "saturating", "saturated" with single search? [message #1824 is a reply to message #1823] Wed, 24 July 2024 08:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
johseb
Messages: 7
Registered: February 2023
Junior Member
You need to use the asterisk wildcard i.e. you have to search for
saturat*
You can find a short summary of FT syntax under the menubar item Help > FoxTrot Query Syntax.
Re: [HELP] Unable to search for "saturate", "saturation", "saturating", "saturated" with single search? [message #1825 is a reply to message #1823] Wed, 24 July 2024 09:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
FoxTrot Engineering
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Registered: April 2020
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You can use the * wildcard, and / or use the | boolean operator; for example
saturat* | engorge*
would find either saturated or engorgement.


Jérôme - FoxTrot Engineering
Re: [HELP] Unable to search for "saturate", "saturation", "saturating", "saturated" with single search? [message #1826 is a reply to message #1825] Thu, 25 July 2024 21:08 Go to previous message
foxtrotter
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Registered: July 2024
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Thanks johseb & FoxTrot Engineering for the helpful solutions.
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