Using ArcCatalog

Searching for
items
Defining the name, type,
and location of the items
you want to find
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When searching for items in
ArcCatalog, you can specify
the name and type of item you
want to find. When defining
criteria that will test an item’s
name, you can use an asterisk
(*) to represent one or more
characters. For example, San*
would return all items whose
name begins with San, including
San Francisco and Santa Fe.
You can also choose the
specific types of items you
want to find in the Type list.
When defining where to start
looking for items, you can
choose to search in the Catalog,
which is the default; in the File
system; or in an ArcIMS
Metadata Service. When
searching the Catalog, you can
look in any folder, database
connection, or GIS server.
When searching the Catalog, if
an item doesn’t have metadata,
you can only check its name,
type, and geographic location.
If metadata is present, you can
also search using temporal and
keyword criteria; the name,
type, and location information
will be derived from the
metadata rather than the item
itself.
When searching the File
system, your search may be
faster than searching the u
1. Click the Search button on
the Standard toolbar.
2. Click the Name & location
tab.
3. If you want to search by
name, type all or part of the
name you’re looking for into
the Name text box. Use an
asterisk (*) to represent one
or more letters. Otherwise,
type an asterisk in the Name
text box.
4. If you want to search by type,
press the Ctrl key while
clicking the items you want to
find in the Type list; otherwise,
click Clear.
5. Click the Search dropdown
arrow and click where you
want to search.
6. Click the Browse button.
7. Navigate to and click the
folder, database connection,
or GIS server in which to start
searching. Click Open.
8. If you are searching an
ArcIMS Metadata Service and
you want to find items that fall
into a specific category, click
the Content type dropdown
arrow and click the appropriate
category in the list. For
example, to find any type of
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