Finding numbers, dates, times, and timestamps

To find

Type this in the field

Examples

A number

The number

.50 finds .5, .50, and $.50

One or more numeric digits

A # character for each digit

# finds 3 but not 30

## finds 30 but not 3 or 300

#3 finds 53 and 43 but not 3

A Boolean number

1 to find True values
0 to find False values

1 finds 1

0 finds 0

Invalid data (fields with no numeric digits)

?

? finds twelve but not 12 or twelve30

A date

The date as digits, separated by a valid date separator character (such as a slash or hyphen)

Note  For help entering dates with the drop-down calendar, see Working with data in date fields

3/3/2019 finds 3/3/2019, March 3, 2019, and 3-3-2019

Today's date

//

// finds April 4, 2019 (when the current date is 4/4/2019)

A time

The time as digits, separated by colons

12:53:09 finds 12:53:09

A timestamp

The date as digits, separated by a valid date separator character, then the time as digits, separated by colons

3/3/2019 12:59:09 PM finds 3/3/2019 12:59:09 PM

Invalid dates, times, or timestamps

?

? finds Next Tuesday or 2/33/2019 in a date field, or midnight in a time field

Dates on a day of the week

The day of the week

Note  Full or short day names (for example, Friday or Fri) are acceptable in day of week searches

Tuesday finds all dates that occur on a Tuesday
=Thu finds all dates that occur on a Thursday

Any valid value for a date or time component in a date, time, or timestamp

* or leave component unspecified, while specifying the other components you want to find

5/12/* finds the 12th day of May in any year
5/12 finds the 12th day of May in the current year
*:15 finds times 15 minutes after any hour
1/1/* 7 PM finds timestamps in the 7 o’clock PM hour on January 1st in any year

Ranges of information

See Finding ranges of information