\<bookmark_value\>similarity search\</bookmark_value\>\<bookmark_value\>finding; similarity search\</bookmark_value\>

Similarity Search

Find terms that are similar to the Find text. Select this checkbox, and then click the Similarities button to define the similarity options.

For example, a similarity search can find words that differ from the Find text by two characters.

To access this command...

Choose \<emph\>Edit - Find & Replace - Similarity search\</emph\> check box and \<emph\>...\</emph\> button.

On the \<emph\>Table Data\</emph\> Bar, click \<emph\>Find\</emph\> icon - \<emph\>Similarity search\</emph\> check box - \<emph\>...\</emph\> button (database table view)

On \<emph\>Form Design\</emph\> Bar, click \<emph\>Record Search\</emph\> - \<emph\>Similarity search\</emph\> check box - \<emph\>...\</emph\> button (form view)

Similarities

Set the options for the similarity search.

Settings

Define the criteria for determining if a word is similar to the search term.

Exchange characters

Enter the number of characters in the search term that can be exchanged. For example, if you specify 2 exchanged characters, "sweep" and "creep" are considered similar.

Add characters

Enter the maximum number of characters by which a word can exceed the number of characters in the search term.

Remove characters

Enter the number of characters by which a word can be shorter than the search term.

Combine

Searches for a term that matches any combination of the similarity search settings.