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The wildcard character is used as a substitute for one or multiple other characters. In Genie, the wildcard character is the "@" character. Enter this by typing Shift-2 (just as you would in an email address).
To find everyone whose surname contains the letters "smi", you would create a search where the value is "@smi@".
Note: The wildcard character can be used instead of the "contains" comparison.
Example 1: Find all patients whose surname begins with "Smi"
| 2. | Click OK to get rid of the Search window if it appears. |
| 4. | Click on the Surname field in the field list on the left. |
| 5. | Click on "is equal to" in the comparisons list on the right |
| 6. | Type "smi@" in the Value field. |
| 7. | Click the Query button. |
This would find all the Smiths, Smithsons, Smileys etc
Example 2: Find all patients whose surname contains "Smi"
| 2. | Click OK to get rid of the Search window if it appears. |
| 4. | Click on the Surname field in the field list on the left. |
| 5. | Click on "is equal to" in the comparisons list on the right |
| 6. | Type "@smi@" in the Value field. |
| 7. | Click the Query button. |
This would find all the Smiths, Smithsons, Smileys etc as in the previous example, but would also find the Arrowsmith, Goldsmith and Cosmic families.
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