It is possible to use wildcards in searches in any field. Capitalization does not matter. It is possible to search for a range of values in any field. Usually this feature is used to restrict finds to a given period of time or range of prices, but it can be used for alphabetical fields. Actually, wildcard, logical operator, or range searches are almost never necessary.
Every field is indexed, and the indexes can be viewed.
If a name cannot be found because you do not know how to spell it, the index can be used to find it. Prices are listed in French francs, British pounds, and U.S. dollars, with decimal points used where Americans use commas. Like other auction price CD-ROMs, illustrations of works are not included, but the record will indicate if the auction catalog included an illustration. I had a minor problem installing Mayer CD-96. This does not work.