Search Menu

Edit Criteria

This function changes the interface on the screen to a totally different format. Clicking EDIT CRITERIA will tale you into search mode. See CHAPTER 3 for detailed information on how to use the search functions in Huge Base.

Find String

This searches for a string though the whole of the database. If you have selected one or more fields using the SELECT function in the FIELDS menu then you will be asked if you want to search in ALL of the fields or just the SELECTED fields. If no fields are selected, all of the fields will be used.

Find and Replace

This function searches through the whole of the database and replaces a string with another string. If you have any selected fields, you will be asked if you want to find and replace in ALL of the fields or just the SELECTED fields. Now, type in the string to be searched for. Then, type in the replacement string. The find and replace will now take place. All occurrences of the search string will be replaced by the replacement string. Remember that the replacement string can be an empty string. In this case, all occurrences of the search string would be deleted. Note that if a find and replace affects a date in a date field and makes it invalid, it will not change so it is perfectly okay to find and replace whilst including date fields in the process.

Count

This function counts all of the occurrences of a specified string throughout a database. If you have selected fields then you will be asked if you want to use only the SELECTED field or ALL of the fields. Then you will be asked for the string you want to use when counting. If you have some records selected, you will be asked if you want to use the SELECTED, DESELECTED or ALL of the records. After this, the count will be processed and then you will be given a report which will state how many occurrences of the text you typed were found.

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