Chapter
6l
Filer
The Filer Functions
The Filer functions are displayed at the bottom of the screen. To
select a function, press the appropriate function key.
Find
Press
0
to search for and Find a record or group of records. The
Find function screen displays a blank form with the special Find func-
tions (Equal, Greater, Less, Reset, Mark) at the bottom of the screen.
The marker is on the primary key (Order) field.
Type the search data for each field. You can include
*
and
?
as
wildcard
indicators. Type
*
before or after data in a field to disregard
all characters that appear before or after the data, respectively. The
use of
?
is similar, except that it causes only
1
character to be
ig-
nored. (Use wildcard indicators only if you use equal
(=
)
as the Find
operator.) Press
(ENTER)
or
C!l
to skip any field.
Press a function key
(m,
0,
or
0)
to set the Find criteria
Equal to, Greater than
or
equal to, or Less than or equal to the in-
formation you have typed in that field. The default is Equal. (Choose
the function any time the marker
is
over the appropriate field-
before, during, or after you enter the data.)
Press
[F12)
to begin the search. If search criteria exist for more than
1
field, Find searches for records that match all the criteria. All
records that match the criteria are found, and the first one
is
displayed, Use
(CTRL)
with the
Q
and
B
keys to scroll forward
or backward through the records.
Special Find functions are:
Reset
Mark
Press
(F51
to Reset the Find criteria. The records are
reset, and the main Filer screen is displayed.
Press
0
to mark or unmark the fields when you use
the Display and Print functions. Marked fields are
visible-displayable or printable. An asterisk appears
in the Label area of all visible fields. Invisible fields do
not Display or Print. The default is visible.
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