Using ArcCatalog

Finding values in
a table
Occasionally, you have to look
for records in a table that
contain specific text or numbers.
By default, the Find
command tries to match your
text to any part of the table’s
values. The text San would be
found in Pleasants and in San
Juan. However, if you choose
Start of Field from the Text
Match dropdown list in the
Find dialog box, Pleasants will
not be found. To find all
instances of the exact text San
Juan, choose Whole Field
instead. You can search for
numbers the same way you
search for text.
When looking for a record,
Find assumes by default that the
current record is at the top of
the table and that you want to
search down through the
remaining records. If the
current record is at the bottom
of the table, you may want to
search up through the table’s
records instead—click Up in
the Search dropdown list. If you
choose All, the search starts
from the current record, goes
down through the remaining
records in the table, loops
around to the top of the table,
then proceeds down to the
current record.
Finding text in a column
1. Click the heading of the
column that contains the text
for which you want to search.
2. Click Options and click Find.
3. Type the text you want to find
in the Find what text box.
4. Click Find Next.
The first record found
containing your text is
selected.
5. If you want to find another
record containing the same
text, click Find Next again.
6. Repeat step 5 until you are
finished looking for values in
the table.
7. Click Cancel.
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The first record found containing
your text is selected.
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