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The current dataview value serves as criteria for the search. Immediately, all events which have
at least one clip with a matching Memo entry are displayed in the Search Results tab.
Tip: Search looks for matches for each element (‘word’) in the search criteria. If any single
element is located in a Memo cell for a clip, the entire event - all angles - is displayed in Search
Results. See Chapter 13 for full details.
A broad search criteria value can be useful at times, but may produce more results than you
wish. For example:
69. Add Memo fields for clips in different events with the following entries:
a. home smith tackle
b. visitor smith foul
c. smithers
70. Search for “smith” (without quotes). All three events with the entries above in their
Memo cells will appear in Search Results.
71. TAB back to the original CLIPS LIST tab, and use the keyboard to replace the current
dataview value with “smith foul” – but this time, do include quotation marks as shown.
This time you will get a single match in Search Results. SEARCH treats text enclosed in quotes
(single or double) as one search element. Note that the search algorithm is very literal; in the
example above, “foul smith” would not have produced a single match.
Let’s try one more thing (again, much more on these topics can be found in Chapter 13).
72. Perform a search (your choice!) that produces a number of matches.
Now, in a real working session, you might have many tabs full of marked and commented clips. A
quick, broad search will often produce numerous matches. Your eye quickly picks out that
special one you are interested in, but you’d like to find its actual CLIPS LIST location, for other
management operations.
73. Navigate to the event row you’re after in Search Results, then punch GO TO.
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