find statement

find

CONDITION

The find statement locates the first visible record in the active database for which the specified condition is true.

Parameters

This statement has one parameter:

condition – is a Boolean formula (a formula which results in a true or a false condition).

Description

This statement scans the current database from the top and locates the first visible record for which the specified condition is true.

This example makes the first visible record for John Smith the active record.

find Customer = "John Smith"

If the database contains separate fields for first and last names, the conditional formula can use the and operator.

find Last = "Smith" and First = "John"

This example makes the first visible record over 850 pounds the active record.

find Weight > 850

This example makes the first visible record for Jan. 2015 the active record.

find DateOpened >= date("1/1/15")

The info(“found”) is designed to be used in conjunction with the Find statement. When used immediately after the Find statement, info(“found”) returns true if the find was successful or false if it wasn’t. This example looks for a free booking date (a date field that is empty or contains zero), and if found, marks it booked with today’s date.

find BookingDate=0
if info("found")
    BookingDate = today()
else
    message "No booking dates available"
endif

Note: The Find statement finds the first occurence of the specified condition (closest to the top of the database). If you want to find additional occurences, use the nextmatch or findbelow statements.

See Also

checkemptyselection -- notifies the user if a selection failed, and reverts to the previous selection.
Date Search Options -- searching dates within a database.
Favorite Searches -- saving and recalling favorite searches.
Find & Replace Dialog -- finding and replacing a word or phrase (with an option to use a regular expression).
Find/Select Dialog -- using a dialog to search for specific data.
findabove -- locates the next previous record (above the current record) in the active database for which the specified condition is true.
findbackwards -- locates the last visible record in the active database for which the specified condition is true.
findbelow -- locates the next visible record (below the current record) in the active database for which the specified condition is true.
findid -- locates a record in the active database by its ID number (see info("serverrecordid").
findnth -- finds the nth (2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.) record that matches a true-false test.
findselect -- opens the standard *Find/Select* dialog.
findselectdialog -- opens the standard *Find/Select* dialog.
Formula Search -- searching with a formula.
Handling Empty Selections in Code -- dealing with an empty selection data set.
ifselect -- combines the select and if info("empty") operations into a single statement.
info("empty") -- returns true or false depending on the result of the last select operation. If no records were selected the function will return true, otherwise it will return false.
info("found") -- returns true or false depending on whether the last *find* or *next* statement was successful.
info("selectduplicatesortwarning") -- works with the selectduplicatesnowarning statement to ascertain whether or not the database was sorted correctly when last search for duplicates was performed.
nextmatch -- locates the next visible record in the active database for which the condition specified in the most recent Find statement is true.
Numeric Search Options -- searching numbers within a database.
pleaseselectall -- makes sure that all records are selected.
previousmatch -- locates the previous (closer to the top) visible record in the active database for which the condition specified in the most recent Find statement is true.
Record Search Options -- searching via record attributes.
Refining a Selection -- selecting a subset or superset of a previous selection."
removeselected -- deletes all selected records from the database.
removeunselected -- deletes all unselected records from the database.
safeselect -- makes visible only those records for the active database for which the specified condition is true. If no records match, the previous selection is retained.
safeselectwithin -- makes visible only those previously selected records in the active database for which the specified condition is true. If no records match, the previous selection is retained.
search( -- searches through an item of text looking for a character, word or phrase. If it finds an exact match (including upper/lower case) with the character, word or phrase, it returns its position within the text item. If it does not find the character, word or phrase, it returns zero.
searchanycase( -- searches through an item of text looking for a character, word or phrase. If it finds a match (upper/lower case may be different) with the character, word or phrase, it returns its position within the text item. If it does not find the character, word or phrase, it returns zero.
Searching -- searching a database to find or select information.
select -- makes visible only those records for the active database for which the specified condition is true.
Select Duplicates Dialog -- opens the standard *Select Duplicates* dialog sheet.
selectadditional -- adds unselected records to a previously selected group if they match the true-false test.
selectall -- makes every record in the database visible.
selectduplicates -- selects records containing duplicate information in the database.
selectduplicatesnowarning -- selects records containing duplicate information in the database.
Selecting with the Context Menu -- searching for information related to the current cell.
selectreverse -- makes every visible record invisible, and every invisible record visible.
selectwithin -- uses a Boolean formula to exclude records from a previously selected group.
Text Search Options -- searching text within a database.

History

Version	Status	Notes
10.0	No Change	Carried over from Panorama 6.0.