Fast Text Search Options

Search button - Search on all text fields or a QBE search.

Search All Text Fields

When you need to find information in a record or records quickly, search all text fields (including memos) is a real time saver.

Conditional Searches - Query By Example (QBE) - These searches are similar to the already existing Query feature - a single field or multiple fields can be queried, and the QBE conditional search can be saved as well.

Search or QBE Query - When a match is found, the identifying field of the record and a partial text string of the match can be displayed in a Search All Text Fields query. In a QBE query, when a match is found, the identifying record can be displayed.

In addition, records can be selectively tagged for display in a tagged only browse view, or used in a report.

Text to search for: Type in a word or short phrase. All the text fields (including memo) of every record in the browse will be searched.

Ignore Upper/Lower Case - If this checkbox is unchecked, only words or word phrases matching the Upper and Lower case spellings will be displayed and/or tagged.

Note: The following settings apply both to Search All Text Fields searches, and Conditional Searches - Query By Example.

Starting Position for Search

•	Beginning of file - All records are checked for search/query tasks.

•	Highlighted Record - In the alphabetized list of product descriptions or vendor names, only records from the highlighted record to the end of the list in ascending order will be checked.

When a match is found

When a match is found - One or both must be checked for the Search/Query tasks or only the Search Results window will be displayed with the number of matching records found.

•	Display the data which has been found (at the Search String Found window)

•	When a match is found, the identifying field of the record and a partial text string of the match can be displayed during a Search All Text Fields query. When a match is found during a QBE query, the identifying record can be displayed.

•	Tag Record - Any matches found in the current Search/Query task can be selectively tagged for display in a tagged only browse view, or used in a report.

Append to existing tags

•	Append to existing tags - When this checkbox is unchecked, and When a match is found - Tag record checkbox is checked; only the current matching records will be tagged (previous tags are cleared first).

•	When this checkbox is checked, and When a match is found - Tag record checkbox is checked; previous tags remain, and current matching records are tagged also.

Display the data which has been found

Search String Found

Record: The identifying field of the Product record is Description, and for a Vendor record, it is the Vendor Name.

Field: Actual field where the search string is found in a Search All Text Field search. During a Query By Example (QBE) search, no field is displayed, only the message - (Query by Example Search).

Displayed to the right of the Field: is a partial text string of the match.

At the Search String Found window, you have these options:

Find Next - Find the next match that meets your Search/Query

Cancel - Do not display the Search String Found window for any further matches and/or tag any more records, and display Search Results window.

Continue searching without displaying matching records - When this checkbox is checked (and you press Enter or Click on the Find Next button), the Search Results window is displayed, and records are tagged if you chose that option.

Total Matching Records Found

Total Matching Records Found: This is the number of matches found during the current Search/Query task.

Total Tagged Records

Total Tagged Records: Total number of previous tags plus total number of current Search/Query matches. Previous tags are records tagged from a previous search (or manual tagging), because you chose the option - Append to existing tags.

Tagged in Browse Example

Tagged records can be displayed a number of ways - in Browses and Tagged Reports. The Tagged Tab of the Browse will only display records with tags.

Report - Query - Tagged - No Records Found

If there are no tagged records for the File (Products or Vendors), and you attempt to run a report with a Query - Tagged, this window will display.

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