A recent request was to find all customers whose Postcode (UK) was in Birmingham, where the Postcode starts with the letter B followed by a number.
A normal search for B* results in matches for all postcodes starting with a B, eg BH9 1AB and BR2 1AB
which are codes in other cites (Bournemouth and Bristol).
You can use RegEx
B[0-9]*
Which translates to
1st char: Must be a B
2nd Char: Must be a number 0-9
Anything Else
This method can be used for searching specific product codes or names. Example:
GU[0-9] = Will find all products with a GU followed by a number eg GU10, GU4 in their description.
Note these need to be entered in the advanced search function, not the normal simple search box.