Shouldn't searches based on "not equal to" and "equal to" satisfy your needs?
Gene
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At 09:43 AM 01/17/2001, you wrote:
>I would appreciate the option to search for all records that "do not
>contain" a location like "ME" or "Maine". I created a search list that
>included what I wanted, but I could not delete the "ME" and "Maine" and
>other unwanted locations, so it was useless. The "does not contain" seems
>like a rational addition to the present search option of "contains".
>
> Also, long ago I asked for the option to search for a location by an exact
>match, including specifying matching the case, so a search could find all
>location entries for "MA", "ME", "FL", etc. That was an option on other
>programs I have used,and seems like a minor programming change.
