Thanks for the idea. What format are you thinking when you say WebDAV (including WebDAV in the path, forward or backward slashes, etc.)?

I don't think this is exactly "search," per se--it just so happens that the CME search box is an "omnibox" of sorts that lets you enter a TCM URI to open that item.

Does it need to be in that box, though? Would it be as useful if you could put the desired path in another box or browser URL?

Also, you mention both opening the item or jumping to the item, which are definitely familiar requests whenever there's an item or TCM URI. Is there a preference for opening the item or going to its location (if you could only have one)? Or is it 50-50, where sometimes you want one or the other?