Using Access, I think you can use a Regular Expression function to search for parts of a string. Be nice to add Regular Expressions to Legacy.
Bob Hansen On Mar 27, 2015, at 20:53, Brian/Support <[email protected]> wrote: > Not in the Name list. The "search" as you type a name is a built-in > feature of MS Access and only works for beginning characters. > > You can use search to find people with a surname containing Santiago. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > [email protected] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > On 27/03/2015 7:28 PM, GeoPappas wrote: >> Puerto Ricans (and other Hispanics) use a system of two surnames (one for >> their father and one for their mother). So if a person was born of a >> father named Juan RODRIGUEZ and a mother named Maria SANTIAGO, then the >> surname of the child would be RODRIGUEZ Y SANTIAGO. The "Y" in between the >> surnames means "and" in English. Sometimes the "Y" is dropped, so you >> would just have RODRIGUEZ SANTIAGO. >> >> In the Name List dialog, is there any way to easily search for SANTIAGO in >> the surname (even though it is the second part of the surname)? >> >> In other words, is there any way to search WITHIN a surname? > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com > > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
