Patron Field question - wild card

["Vogel, Karen" <karen.vogel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a request from one of our libraries.  Hope someone can help us with
this question.  I apologize if we are overlooking the obvious.

Karen Vogel
Media Services Manager (142D)
VA Long Beach Healthcare System
5901 East Seventh Street
Long Beach, CA. 90822
562.826.5465   FAX.  562.826.5447 


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Puffer, Kathleen 
> Sent:	Monday, July 08, 2002 8:43 AM
> To:	Vogel, Karen
> Subject:	Please find out
> 
> I hope your iii group can give a quick answer to this.  Each patron is
> given a unique number by the computer.  When you are trying to find out
> who last checked out something, in the LPatron Field this number is shown.
> The 'problem' is that it gives 7 out of 8 of the numbers, and a 'wild
> card' is needed.  
> 
> So far I have tried 'x' and 'a' without success.  What wild card do I need
> to use?
> 
> Kathleen M. Puffer
> Chief, Library Service  [142D]
> Loma Linda VA Medical Center 92357
> 909-422-3063
>