You are welcome. And don't worry, Thomas, we do not need to go to another company for content. The information I provided is from the Tilos development and product team; I only referenced "b?ll" as a simple example you could find on the linked page (which gives you another reference for understanding wildcard syntax).
Original Message:
Sent: 05-16-2023 15:25
From: Thomas Hadley
Subject: Filter on Task name does not allow "contains" how do i find names containing
Thanks thats much clearer now. Even though you had to go to another software supplier �� to get it. Its a pity that Tilos doesnt think more of its users and have them spend hours nay days trying to figure something out.
Thanks again
Original Message:
Sent: 5/16/2023 2:48:00 PM
From: David Kosakowski
Subject: RE: Filter on Task name does not allow "contains" how do i find names containing
Use ? syntax to filter for activities that include any single character in the ? position. For example, if your filter criteria is Name equal b?ll, the results could include bill. bell, and ball. This is consistent with operating system wildcard syntax, as shown here: Examples of wildcard characters
Use [a-d] syntax to filter for activities that include any alphanumeric character within the given range in the order you specify. For example, the filter criteria Name equal [A-D]1 would return A1, B1, C1, and D1. You can also specify multiple ranges. Using Name equal [A-B][4-6] would return A4, A5, A6, B4, B5, B6, but not 4A.
I hope this helps.
------------------------------
David Kosakowski
------------------------------
Original Message:
Sent: 05-15-2023 16:46
From: Thomas Hadley
Subject: Filter on Task name does not allow "contains" how do i find names containing
Thanks yes but how do I use the wildcard functions. Like I assumed that if I put an asterisk before say Towers it will find every thing with Towers at the end but i am not clear hot to use the ? character or what [a-d] means next to the wildcard button. I'm a smart person but i shouldn't have to guess how to do it. it is very inefficient.
Please explain the meaning of ? and [a-d]
Original Message:
Sent: 5/15/2023 7:32:00 PM
From: David Kosakowski
Subject: RE: Filter on Task name does not allow "contains" how do i find names containing
Thomas, the best way (that I know of) is to use a wildcard in the case:
1.In the Tilos Explorer, expand Views > Activity and double-click Task List.
2. Click the Filter icon above the list. (This is what I started with.)
3. In the Activity Filter dialog, click New.
4. In the Name field, enter Name Wildcard, for example.
5. In the first row, double-click in the Name cell to open the Filter Criteria dialog.
6. Call the criteria Name wildcard.
7. In the parameter list, select Name.
8. Leave is set to Equal.
9. Double-click in the Value cell and enter *tower. (I used *stripping in this example)
10. Check the Wildcard searching box and click OK.
11. Click Apply Filter.
The list should then be filtered to just activities with Tower in the name. (This is my list when filtered for stripping)
------------------------------
David Kosakowski