AFD Products: Bankfinder Manual

AFD BankFinder Manual: Search Tab

Search Tab

Using the Search Tab

Although BankFinder can find most addresses using the Find Box and Lookup button, there are times when a more complex search is required - or where you wish to do a completely free field text search. These are available on the Search Tab (shortcut key [Alt]+1).

Using the Search Tab

You should note that searching all the fields for text can take a while, particularly if the text being searched for is short. You should try and narrow done your search with one of the other fields were possible. The Bank BIC and Branch BIC fields are applicable to the UK (BACS) clearing system only.

When you have entered your Search request, click the Search Button or use the shortcut key [Alt]+S.

Please note: The Lookup Button and the shortcut key [Alt]+L will only work with the Find Box and cannot be used with Searches from the Search Tab.

Shortcuts

Clear All ([Alt]+C)
Click the Clear button at the base of the Main Window to clear all Search Fields, and any results - use Field-Clear (below) to clear just one or two fields.

Field-Clear
To clear any individual field on the Search Tab, click the descriptive label to its left - e.g. to clear the 'Street' field, click the letters of the word 'Street'.

Pattern Matching

AFD BankFinder also works with a set of special pattern matching characters to provide more enhanced searching facilities. These are as follows:

Character Description Examples

* Any number of characters *ham would match anything ending in ham
*west* would match anything containing west
b*ham would match anything beginning with the letter b and ending with ham

? Any character HS?C would match anything starting with HS?C where ? could be any character.

# Any digit 01#1 would match any Phone number that begun with 01, ends with 1 and has only one single digit between the two, e.g. a number starting 0121

^ Don't include anything starting with this ^ in a field would indicate that field must be blank in any addresses that are returned, typing London^ in the town field would only return addresses in London and not those in Londonderry.

Please note that In-string searches (those of the form *some data* are not available on the Postcode, Sort Code, Phone or BIC fields.

Drag & Drop

To move text from one field to another - without re-typing it - hold down one of the [Shift] keys (usually marked with a hollow arrow pointing upwards). Then click and hold down the left mouse button on the field you wish to move (drag) text FROM - the cursor will turn into the shape of a hand with a pencil - now move to the field you wish to place the text in (keeping the mouse button down). Finally, release the mouse button to drop the text in the new field.

You can also drag text from other Windows programs - like Microsoft Word - and drop it into the fields on the Search Tab.

Character	Description	Examples
*	Any number of characters	ham would match anything ending in ham west* would match anything containing west b*ham would match anything beginning with the letter b and ending with ham
?	Any character	HS?C would match anything starting with HS?C where ? could be any character.
#	Any digit	01#1 would match any Phone number that begun with 01, ends with 1 and has only one single digit between the two, e.g. a number starting 0121
^	Don't include anything starting with this	^ in a field would indicate that field must be blank in any addresses that are returned, typing London^ in the town field would only return addresses in London and not those in Londonderry.

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