NewTek 3Play 3P1, User Manual

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Figure 140
The table below illustrates which events will be added to the Search Results tab for a SEARCH operation
based on the criteria shown at left:
Search Criteria Search Result(s)
a. home 0-2
b. hom 0-2
c. 22 0-2 0-4
d. visitors 22 0-2 0-4 0-5
e. “visitors 22” 0-4
First, we can see that a ‘perfect match’ is not necessary. The first two SEARCH operations produce identical
results regardless of whether the criteria entered is “Home” or “Hom”.
Next, take a look at the example in row d. Notice that including “visitors” in the criteria did not suffice to
exclude Event # 0-2 from the result. Let’s consider how SEARCH processing produced this result to see
why not:
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First, the SEARCH process checked to see whether the leading element in the criteria (i.e.,
“visitors”, without quotes) was found in any Memo field. This cause the inclusion of Events # 0-2
and 0-5 in the Search Result.
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Next, the second element of the criteria (22) was evaluated. This resulted in Event # 0-4 being
included along with prior matches in the result.
We can see that 3Play’s OR type search processing included matches for any element included in the
criteria. It’s useful to observe, too, that quotation marks can be used to force the search to treat multiple
elements in the criteria as an inseparable unit.
For example, in the last two rows of the table above the criteria are identical, save for one thing: in the
second instance, quotation marks surround the two elements (i.e., “visitors 22”). The search treats the
enclosed items as a single object, and produces a corresponding result.
Numbers are treated like any other character when included in the criteria for a SEARCH, but play different
roles when used with GO TO, discussed next.