Feature Request: Wildcard searches

[+K2D2]

Hello Groundpeak Friends,

 

Here's a basic feature request. Currently we can only search for exact matches to cache names, GC codes, user names, etc. It would be great to also be able to search for partial matches. For instance, if you remember that the cache name included the word "Doberman" but you don't remember the rest of the name, or whether it begins with the word "The" or "A," you could search for a cache name that INCLUDES the word "Doberman" anywhere in the name.

 

It would also be good to be able to use this feature in pocket queries. Suppose you're doing an Alphabet Soup challenge, for instance, and want to find all of the caches within 20 miles of your home location that begin with the letter "A." You could do a PQ as we do currently, but also add the criterion of the cache being named "A*", meaning any cache beginning with the letter "A" and followed by any text. Or, using my previous example, you could search for "*Doberman*" to find all caches with the word Doberman anywhere in the name, and then also limit the results to your own search area.

 

Thanks!

 

K2D2

[+Wintonian]

For instance, if you remember that the cache name included the word "Doberman" but you don't remember the rest of the name, or whether it begins with the word "The" or "A," you could search for a cache name that INCLUDES the word "Doberman" anywhere in the name.

 

This could be very usefull and this is something I have had trouble with before, when you can't remember the exact name of the cache you are looking for.

 

This would also be usefull when searching fo a perticular series for example, the "Sidetracked" series here in the UK, which is a series of caches placed near railway stations and a great starting point if you use the train to get to work or a cahcing trip.

 

To conclude I have thought it a bit odd the GS don't include this a search option considering how usefull it may be.