Can Spotlight be set to search parital words?

I find that anything I enter into spotlight HAS to be at the beginning of a word.
Is there a wildcard character?

Thanks, baltwo
I read that entire post and now things make make sense.
Its ridiculous that one has to go to such lengths for a simple search. Being an Apple evangelist these days is getting harder and harder. Especially with such silly software as Spotlight. 80% of it is useless and mostly results in information overload. I actually have it shut off from my menu bar and only use search within Finder windows.
I had found another search application called HoudahSpot that can be configured for any kind of search, but although its pretty simple to use, it's window looks really complicated ... and it costs $30.
I'll have to check out EasyFind.

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Hi
All
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Following the Error and Source Java.
Thanks
11:59:49,234 ERROR [[jsp]] Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Invalid thread access
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:3563)
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:3481)
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:3452)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.error(Widget.java:432)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.<init>(Shell.java:274)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.<init>(Shell.java:265)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.<init>(Shell.java:218)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.<init>(Shell.java:156)
at br.com.tryblob.view.WordSearchReplace.<init>(WordSearchReplace.java:36)
at org.apache.jsp.replacedoc_jsp._jspService(replacedoc_jsp.java:48)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:332)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:175)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:74)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.MasterSlaveWorkerThread.run(MasterSlaveWorkerThread.java:112)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
12:00:56,843 ERROR [[jsp]] Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Invalid thread access
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:3563)
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:3481)
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:3452)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.error(Widget.java:432)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.<init>(Shell.java:274)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.<init>(Shell.java:265)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.<init>(Shell.java:218)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.<init>(Shell.java:156)
at br.com.tryblob.view.WordSearchReplace.<init>(WordSearchReplace.java:36)
at org.apache.jsp.replacedoc_jsp._jspService(replacedoc_jsp.java:48)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:332)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:175)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:74)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.MasterSlaveWorkerThread.run(MasterSlaveWorkerThread.java:112)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
==================JAVA CLASS=====================
import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.SWTException;
import org.eclipse.swt.internal.ole.win32.TYPEATTR;
import org.eclipse.swt.ole.win32.OLE;
import org.eclipse.swt.ole.win32.OleAutomation;
import org.eclipse.swt.ole.win32.OleClientSite;
import org.eclipse.swt.ole.win32.OleFrame;
import org.eclipse.swt.ole.win32.OleFunctionDescription;
import org.eclipse.swt.ole.win32.OlePropertyDescription;
import org.eclipse.swt.ole.win32.OleParameterDescription;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
import org.eclipse.swt.ole.win32.Variant;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
public class WordSearchReplace {
     private static final String PROG_ID = "Word.Application";
     private static final int WD_REPLACE_ALL = 2;
     private static final int WD_FIND_CONTINUE = 1;
     private Shell shell = null;
     private OleFrame frame = null;
     private OleClientSite wordSite = null;
     private OleAutomation wordAutomation = null;
     private OleAutomation activeDocumentAutomation = null;
     private boolean cleaned = false;
     * Create a new instance of the WordSearchReplace class.
     public WordSearchReplace() {
          this.shell = new Shell();
          this.frame = new OleFrame(this.shell, SWT.NONE);
          this.wordSite = new OleClientSite(this.frame, SWT.NONE, WordSearchReplace.PROG_ID);
     this.wordAutomation = new OleAutomation(this.wordSite);
     * Open an MS Word file. This is a file whose name ends with the extension
     * .doc or .doc and which conforms to the correct format.
     * Note; if it is possible to open the named file, an attempt is made
     * to cache an OleAutomation object referencing that file which will be
     * referred to in future as the active document. Most other methods
     * need to capture references to further OleAutomation(s) that have the
     * active document as their root.
     * @param fileName An instance of the String class that encapsulates the
     * path to and name of the file that is to be opened.
     * Note; the full path name must be supplied as Word
     * will be opening the file and no assumptions can
     * safely be made concerning the applications 'home'
     * folder.
     * @throws NullPointerException if a null value is passed to the fileName
     * parameter.
     * @throws FileNotFoundException if it is not possible to locate the
     * file.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the name of the file does not end
     * with either the .dot or .doc extensions.
     * @throws SWTException if a problem occurs whilst invoking any of the OLE
     * methods.
     public void openFile(String fileName) throws SWTException,
     NullPointerException,
     FileNotFoundException,
     IllegalArgumentException {
          OleAutomation documentsAutomation = null;
          int[] id = null;
          Variant[] arguments = null;
          Variant invokeResult = null;
          try {
               // Check the the file name is not null
               if(fileName == null) {
                    throw new NullPointerException("Null value passed to " +
                         "fileName parameters of the openFile() method.");
               // Check the the file names ends with '.dot' or '.doc'.
               // Remember to include templates and docuemnts
               if(!(fileName.endsWith(".doc")) && !(fileName.endsWith(".dot"))) {
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                         "The filename must end with the extensions \'.doc\' or \'.dot\'");
               // Check that the file exists
               File fileToPrint = new File(fileName);
               if(!(fileToPrint.exists())) {
                    throw new FileNotFoundException("The file " +
                    fileName +
                    "cannot be found.");
               // From the application, get an automation for the Documents property
               documentsAutomation = this.getChildAutomation(this.wordAutomation,
               "Documents");
               // Get the ID of the Open method
               id = documentsAutomation.getIDsOfNames(new String[]{"Open"});
               if(id == null) {
                    throw new SWTException("It was not possible to recover an " +
                    "identifer for the Open method in WordSearchReplace.openFile().");
               // Build an array of parameters - holds just the file name
               arguments = new Variant[1];
               arguments[0] = new Variant(fileName);
               // Invoke the Open method on the Documents property
               invokeResult = documentsAutomation.invoke(id[0], arguments);
               // If the call to invoke the open method failed, throw an SWTException
               // to terminate processing.
               if(invokeResult == null) {
                    throw new SWTException("An error occurred whilst invoking the " +
                         "Open method for the following file: " +
                         fileName +
                         " in WordSearchReplace.openFile().");
               // If it was possible to open the document successfully, grab an
               // automation object referencing the active document here.
               else {
                    this.activeDocumentAutomation = this.getChildAutomation(
                         this.wordAutomation, "ActiveDocument");
          finally {
               // If the automation was instantiated then dispose of it to
               // release resources. This OleAutomation was only required
               // to open the file and can safely be released here.
               if(documentsAutomation != null) {
                    documentsAutomation.dispose();
     * Save the currently open file - the active document.
     * @throws SWTException if a problem occurs whilst invoking any of the OLE
     * methods.
     public void save() throws SWTException {
          int[] id = null;
          Variant invokeResult = null;
          // From the automation for the ActiveDocument object, get an id for
          // the Save method
          id = this.activeDocumentAutomation.getIDsOfNames(new String[]{"Save"});
          // If it was not possible to recover the id of the Save
          // method, throw an exception to notify the user and terminate
          // processing.
          if(id == null) {
               throw new SWTException("Unable to obtain an automation for " +
                    "the Save method in WordSearchReplace.save().");
          // Invoke the Save method and catch the value returned
          invokeResult = this.activeDocumentAutomation.invoke(id[0]);
          // If a null value was returned then the invocation of the
          // Save method failed. Throw an exception to notify the
          // user and terminate processing.
          if(invokeResult == null) {
               throw new SWTException("A problem occurred invoking the " +
                    "Save method in WordSearchReplace.save().");
     * Save the active document using the name provided.
     * @param fileName Am instance of the String class encapsulating the name
     * for the file. Again, the path to and name of the file should
     * be supplied.
     * @throws NullPointerException if a null value is passed to the fileName
     * parameter.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if either an empty String is passed
     * to the fileName parameter or if the files name does not end
     * with one of the two permissible extensions - .dot and .doc
     public void saveAs(String fileName) throws SWTException,
     NullPointerException,
     IllegalArgumentException {
          int[] id = null;
          Variant[] arguments = null;
          Variant invokeResult = null;
          // If the fileName parameter is passed a null
          // value, throw an exception.
          if(fileName == null) {
               throw new NullPointerException("A null value was passed to " +
                    "the fileName parameter of WordSearchReplace.saveAs().");
          // If the fileName parameter has been passed an empty String
          // then again throw an exception.
          if(fileName.length() == 0) {
               throw new NullPointerException("An empty string was passed " +
                    "to the fileName parameter of WordSearchReplace.saveAs().");
          // Finally, make sure the file name ends in either
          // .doc or .dot.
          if((!fileName.endsWith(".dot")) && (!fileName.endsWith(".doc"))) {
               throw new IllegalArgumentException("An illegal file name was " +
                    "passed to the fileName parameter of " +
                    "WordSearchReplace.saveAs(). The file name must " +
                    "end in \'.dot\' or \'.doc\'.");
          // From the automation for the ActiveDocument object, get an id for
          // the SaveAs method
          id = this.activeDocumentAutomation.getIDsOfNames(new String[]{"SaveAs"});
          // If it was not possible to recover the id of the SaveAs
          // method, throw an exception to notify the user and terminate
          // processing.
          if(id == null) {
               throw new SWTException("Unable to obtain an automation for " +
                    "the SaveAs method in WordSearchReplace.saveAs().");
          // Build the array of arguments that will be passed to the invoke
          // method when the SaveAs method is invoked. In this case, this
          // array will contain a single member - a String object encapsulating
          // the path to and name of the output file.
          arguments = new Variant[1];
          arguments[0] = new Variant(fileName);
          // Invoke the SaveAs method and catch the value returned
          invokeResult = this.activeDocumentAutomation.invoke(id[0], arguments);
          // If a null value was returned then the invocation of the
          // PrintOut method failed. Throw an exception to notify the
          // user and terminate processing.
          if(invokeResult == null) {
               throw new SWTException("A problem occurred invoking the " +
                    "SaveAs method in WordSearchReplace.saveAs().");
     * Mimics Words 'replace' functionality by searching the active
     * document for evey string of characters that matches the value passed to
     * the searchTerm parameter and replacing them with the string of
     * characters passed to the replacementTerm method.
     * It is possible to code a VBA macro within Word that will perfrom a serach
     * and replace. That code would look like the following;
     * <pre>
     *      Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
*     Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
*     With Selection.Find
*      .Text = "serach"
*      .Replacement.Text = "search"
*      .Forward = True
*      .Wrap = wdFindContinue
*      .Format = False
*      .MatchCase = False
*      .MatchWholeWord = False
*      .MatchWildcards = False
*      .MatchSoundsLike = False
*      .MatchAllWordForms = False
*     End With
*     Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
* <pre>
* and this method will 'automate' it.
     * @param searchTerm An instance of the String class that will encapsulate
     * the series of characters that should be replaced.
     * @param replacementTerm An instance of the String class that will
     * encapsulate the series of characters that should replace the
     * searchTerm.
     * @throws NullPointerException if a null value is passed to either the
     * searchTerm or replacementTerm methods.
     * @throws SWTException if a problem occurs when invoking any of the
     * OLE methods.
     public void replace(String searchTerm,
     String replacementTerm) throws SWTException,
     NullPointerException {
          OleAutomation selectionFindAutomation = null;
          OleAutomation childAutomation = null;
          Variant[] arguments = null;
          Variant invokeResult = null;
          int[] id = null;
          int[] namedArguments = null;
          boolean success = true;
          // Validate the searchTerm parameter and throw exception if
          // null value passed.
          if(searchTerm == null) {
               throw new NullPointerException("Null value passed to " +
                         "searchTerm parameter of the replace() method.");
          // Validate the replacementTerm parameter and throw exception if
          // null value passed.
          if(replacementTerm == null) {
               throw new NullPointerException("Null value passed to " +
                         "replacementTerm parameter of the replace() method.");
          // Most of the VBA instructions used to perform the search and
          // replace functionality and child automations of Selection.Find,
          // therefore, it is wise to cache that automation first.
          // From the application, get an automation for the Selection property
          childAutomation = this.getChildAutomation(this.wordAutomation,
               "Selection");
          selectionFindAutomation = this.getChildAutomation(childAutomation,
          "Find");
          // Next, using the cached automation, invoke the 'ClearFormatting'
          // method, validate the returned value and invoke the method.
          // Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
          id = selectionFindAutomation.getIDsOfNames(new String[]{"ClearFormatting"});
          if(id == null) {
               throw new SWTException("It is not possible to recover an identifier " +
                    "for the ClearFormatting method in WordSearchReplace.replace() " +
                    "when clearing the formatting for the search string.");
          invokeResult = selectionFindAutomation.invoke(id[0]);
          if(invokeResult == null) {
               throw new SWTException("A problem occurred invoking the " +
                    "ClearFormatting method in WordSearchReplace.repace() " +
                    "when clearing formatting for the search string.");
          // Now, perform the same function but for the replacement string.
          // Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
          childAutomation = this.getChildAutomation(selectionFindAutomation,
          "Replacement");
          id = childAutomation.getIDsOfNames(new String[]{"ClearFormatting"});
          if(id == null) {
               throw new SWTException("It is not possible to recover an identifier " +
                    "for the ClearFormatting method in WordSearchReplace.replace() " +
                    "when clearing the formatting for the replacement string.");
          invokeResult = childAutomation.invoke(id[0]);
          if(invokeResult == null) {
               throw new SWTException("A problem occurred invoking the " +
                    "ClearFormatting method in WordSearchReplace.repace() " +
                    "when clearing formatting for the replacement string.");
          // Firstly, set the search text.
          // .Text = "search term"
          arguments = new Variant[1];
          arguments[0] = new Variant(searchTerm);
          success = this.setPropertyValue(selectionFindAutomation, "Text", arguments);
          if(!success) {
               throw new SWTException("A problem occurred setting the Text " +
                    "property for the search string in WordSearchReplace.replace().");
          // Next, the replacement text
          // .Replacement.Text = "replacement term"
          childAutomation = this.getChildAutomation(selectionFindAutomation,
          "Replacement");
          arguments[0] = new Variant(replacementTerm);
          success = this.setPropertyValue(childAutomation, "Text", arguments);
          if(!success) {
               throw new SWTException("A problem occurred setting the Text property" +
                    " for the replacement string in WordSearchReplace.replace().");
          // Set the direction of the search - forward in this case.
          // .Forward = True
          arguments[0] = new Variant(true);
          success = this.setPropertyValue(selectionFindAutomation, "Forward", arguments);
          if(!success) {
               throw new SWTException("A problem occurred setting the Forward " +
                    "property in WordSearchReplace.replace().");
          // Tell the search to wrap. Note the literal wdFindContinue relates to
          // a constant that is defined within Word. I have provided a static
          // final to replace it called WD_FIND_CONTINUE
          // .Wrap = wdFindContinue
          arguments[0] = new Variant(WordSearchReplace.WD_FIND_CONTINUE);
          success = this.setPropertyValue(selectionFindAutomation, "Wrap", arguments);
          if(!success) {
               throw new SWTException("A problem occurred setting the Wrap " +
                    "property in WordSearchReplace.replace().");
          // Set the Format property to False.
          // .Format = False
          arguments[0] = new Variant(false);
          success = this.setPropertyValue(selectionFindAutomation, "Format", arguments);
          if(!success) {
               throw new SWTException("A problem occurred setting the Format " +
                    "property in WordSearchReplace.replace().");
          // Set the MatchCase property to false.
          // .MatchCase = False
          arguments[0] = new Variant(false);
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import java.awt.*;
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I want to search for words which are similar in meaning,
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2    (test_col varchar2(60))
3 /
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6 select * from dual
7 /
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2 /
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7 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
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2 /
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4 from dual
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2 where contains
3            (test_col,
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5            replace (ctx_thes.bt (:g_search, 1, 'test_thes'), '|', ', 1, test_thes)|nt(')
6            || ', 1, test_thes)') > 0
7 /
TEST_COL
lemon
lime
orange
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i have been having trouble searching any words in PDFs:
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