Figure 3.5 shows the Find Text window. This window is applicable to getin/getout
databases or the sequence databases. This window searches one or more databases for
a specified search string. You have the option of either pausing after each match
is found (in which case you can edit the record if desired), or creating an output file
(in which case the search is performed on all records and then you are allowed to view
the output file, which contains the results of the search).
The window consists of several parts:
- The Search (upper L-H corner) specifies which databases are to be searched
- All databases searches all databases. A Start Database
and a Start index within that database must be specified. After the start
database has been searched, the next database on the database list will have all it's
records searched. Note that this option doesn't search all databases: it just starts
at the given database and index (if you want to search all databases, start at the first
database and use a start index of 1).
- Individual database searches only an individual database. The
Start index and End index must also be specified.
- The current time of day is displayed in the upper R-H corner.
- Find What (upper R-H corner) is the text string to search for. The search is case-independent.
- The Options frame specifies the action to be taken when a match is found.
- Pause after each match, when selected, pauses the search after each match
is found, and displays the text of that record. You may then edit the record,
find the next record, or abort the search.
- Create output file outputs all matches to a selected output file.
This output file can be deleted, viewed, or printed.
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Pause after each match is the interactive mode (you decide what to do
with each record as it is found); Create output file is the automatic mode (go get a cup of tea!).
- The Match found in <database>-<record> (line N) (L-H side of window)
shows the name of the database, the record number and the line number of the current match.
- Immediately below the Match found line is the text in which the match
was found, and immediately below that is a large text box showing the database and record
index on line 1 followed by the entire text of the record.
- The Results frame (R-H side of window) shows the results of the search.
- Database is the current database being searched.
- Index is the current record number within the current database.
- # of matches is the total number of matches found. Some records may have more than one match.
- # of recs matched is the number of records in which at least one match was found.
- # of recs searched is the number of records searched.
Find next (F3) restarts the search to find the next matching record. This option
is only available if Pause after each match was selected.
Edit record edits the current record. See Section 3.1 (if the record
is a getin/getout), or Section 7.3 (if the record is a sequence). This option is
only available if Pause after each match was selected.
Abort search prompts for confirmation and then aborts the search process.
