GENE-E supports a wide range of search options.
To perform a single character wildcard search use the "?" symbol.
To perform a multiple character wildcard search use the "*" symbol.
The single character wildcard search looks for terms that match that with the single character replaced. For example, to search for "text" or "test" you can use the search:
te?t
Multiple character wildcard searches looks for 0 or more characters. For example, to search for test, tests or tester, you can use the search:
test*
You can also use the wildcard searches in the middle or beginning of a query:
te*t
*est
Range queries allow one to match values that are between the lower and upper bound specified by the query. Range searches can be inclusive or exclusive of the upper and lower bounds. Inclusive range queries are denoted by square brackets, whereas exclusive range queries are denoted by curly brackets.
[1 TO 4] matches all values that are greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 4.
{1 TO 4} matches all values that are greater than 1 and less than 4.
The OR operator links two search terms and finds matches if either of the terms are found. For example, to search for matches containing either "love" or "hate" (or both). you can use the search:
love OR hate
The OR operator is the default operator. This means that if there is no operator between two terms, the OR operator is used.
The AND operator matches text where both terms exist. For example, to search for matches containing both "love" and "marriage" you can use the search:
love AND marriage
The NOT operator excludes matches that contain the term after NOT. For example, to search for matches containing "beer" but not "root" you can use the search:
beer AND NOT root
You can search any field by typing the field name followed by a colon ":" and then the term you are looking for. For example, to search for matches containing "beer" in the beverage field, you can enter:
beverage:beer
Note: The field is only valid for the term that it directly precedes. Note: The field name '#' can be used to match row or column number (e.g. #:[1 TO 5] selects the first 5 rows/columns)