To query the data:
1. Pick a Column to chose from . The is the column of data in which your query will be searched for, ex. name.
2. Pick an Operator. This is the function that the query will perform, ex. = equals to, > greater than, < less than.
3. Type a Value or click on Get Samples. The Value is what you are looking for, i.e. the person's name, the towns name, the amount of acreage. The Get Samples button will bring back a number of samples from the Field that you chose in step 1.
4. Click on Add to Query String. If you are now finished with your query you can go onto step 5. If you wish to add more depth to your query you can now use the And, Or, Not, (, and ). Click on one of these then repeat steps 1-4.
5. Click on Execute.
A new window will now appear showing the results, or saying No Features found. If no features are found then click on the query tool again and start another query. If features are found then a table will appear. To zoom into one of the found records, click on the number under the Rec column and in front of the record of choice. The first 50 records are shown. To view more you must click on "More Records" at the bottom of the table. You can also click on "Zoom to these records" if you wish to zoom to the extent of all the records in the current table.
Special Characters
This query tool functions like a lot of other basic query tools. This means that you can use special characters. These include but are not limited to:? -- Any single character, i.e. richard? will find richard, richards.
* -- Zero or more characters, i.e. edg* will find edge, edgar, edger, edgerrin, etc.
# -- Any single digit 0-9, i.e. 1140# will find 11401, 11402, 11403, and so on.