Search for a Destination

To search for a destination in the Destination list window:

  1. Click Destinations in the main menu and select Destination list from the menu options to open the Destination List.

Search by

  1. If you want to limit the search to destinations that are detached, attached, or have an error, select the appropriate option from the pull-down list in the State field.

  2. If you want to search your preferred destinations only, select Preferred Only. See Preferences.

  3. In the Search field, select an option from the pull-down list.

  4. In the second search field, either select the appropriate option from the pull-down list or enter a value. The table that follows below explains how to use this field with different types of entries.

Any destinations that match the search options you selected are immediately displayed in the Destination list window.

 

The following table lists and describes the types of entries that you can make in the blank field based on the option that was selected in the Search field.

Destination Search Options

Entry type

Entering Search Criteria

Text

Enter one of the following:

  • Part of a character string, for example, lj. This entry would limit results to items with the characters lj in them.

  • The beginning of a character string preceded by a vertical bar (|), for example, |hp. This entry would limit results to items that begin with hp.

  • NOTE: The vertical bar may appear as a broken vertical bar on your keyboard.

  • The end of a character string followed by a vertical bar (|), for example, 4500|. This entry would limit results to items that end with 4500.

  • Part of a character string surrounded by vertical bars, for example, |hplj4500|. This entry would limit results to an exact match with the item hplj4500.

  • A regular expression preceded by a forward slash (/). This option is for advanced users.

NOTE: Character entry is not case sensitive except with regular expressions.

NOTE: To search for the character /, |, or !, use a regular expression and place the escape character \ before the /, |, or !.

Number

Enter one of the following:

  • A single whole number, for example, 100.

  • A numerical range, for example, 101-255.

  • A number preceded by the less-than symbol (<), for example, <100.

  • A number preceded by the greater-than symbol (>), for example, >100.

  • A number or a range of numbers preceded by an exclamation mark (!) to negate the number or range. For example, !100 means not the number 100 and !1-100 means not in the range 1-100.

Date

Enter one of the following:

  • A whole date in the format mm/dd/yyyy, for example, 11/15/2010.

  • A partial date, such as dd, or mm/dd. For example, 15 means the 15th day of the current month. 11/15 means November 15th of the current year.

  • A date range in the format mm/dd/yyyy-mm/dd/yyyy, for example, 01/01/2011-03/31/2011.

  • A less-than symbol (<) and a whole or partial date, for example, <01/01/2011 means before January 1, 2011. <7/1 means before July 1 of the current year. <16 means before the 16th day of the current month.

  • A greater-than symbol (>) and a whole or partial date. For example, >12/31/2010 means after December 31, 2010. >6/30 means after June 30 of the current year. >15 means after the 15th day of the current month.

  • An exclamation mark and a date or date range. For example, !01/02/2011-01/31/2011 means not January 2, 2011 through January 31, 2011. !01/01/2011 means not January 1, 2011.

NOTE: You can search only by the day, not the time of day.