FIND primary command

The FIND primary command normally finds the next occurrence of a character string in a selection list.

Syntax


1 Find
1 F
1 /
1 
2.1! NEXT
2.1 PREV
2.1 LAST
2.1 FIRST
2.1 string
1 
2.1 string
2.1! NEXT
2.1 PREV
2.1 LAST
2.1 FIRST
string
The search string can be:
  • A character string not starting or ending with a single quotation mark and not containing any embedded blanks or commas. The case of the string is ignored. Uppercase and lowercase representations of the same character match. For example, "Mixed" matches "MIXED".
  • A character string enclosed in single quotation marks. The string can contain blanks and commas. The case of the string is ignored.
  • C followed by a character string enclosed in quotation marks (C'Frog'), or a character string enclosed in quotation marks followed by C ('Frog'C). The string can contain blanks and commas. The string must match exactly (including case).
  • X followed by a hexadecimal string enclosed in single quotation marks (X'C1C2').

Availability

Available on selection lists.

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