
MUL
TIFIND
--------------------------------------------------------- ---------
The
follo wing
MUL
TIFIND
command
do es
not
retrieve
an
y
en
tries
from
the
join.
>MULTIFIND
ACCT#
=
444
AND
ON-HAND
>0
The
MUL
TIFIND
command
with
the
$MISSING
parameter
retrieves
the
following
en
try
.
>MULTIFIND
ACCT#
=
444
AND
ON-HAND
>
0
OR&
>>
ACCT#
=
444
AND
ON-HAND
=
$MISSING
--------------------------------------------------------- ---------
ACCT#
STOCK#
QUAN
STOCK#
DESCR
ON-HAND
--------------------------------------------------------- ---------
444
80
92
**
****
****
--------------------------------------------------------- ---------
Methods
of
Retriev
al
QUER
Y
retrieves
data
from
comp ound
data
sets
with
either
a
Key
ed,
Serial,
or
Sort/Merge
metho d,
or
a
com
bination
of
these.
QUER
Y
noties
y
ou
with
an
appropriate
message
on
y
our
terminal
screen.
A
Key
ed
retriev
al
o ccurs
when
master
or
detail
data
set
searc
h
items
can
b e
used
to
lo
cate
en
tries.
A
Serial
retriev
al
o ccurs
when
the
formation
and
searc
hing
of
the
comp ound
data
set
requires
serial
scanning
without
b enet
of
searc
h
items.
A
Sort/Merge
retriev
al
o ccurs
if
the
comp ound
data
set
requires
sorting
and
merging
of
t
w
o
or
more
data
sets.
Because
the
Sort/Merge
metho d
of
searc
hing
and
retriev
al
may
take
considerable
time,
it
is
generally
advisable
to
a
v
oid
it
when
accessing
m
ultiple
data
sets.
Y
ou
can
ab ort
a
searc
h
b
y
en
tering
a
4
CONTROL
5
Y.
QUER
Y
will
prin
t
the
n
um
b er
of
qualifying
en
tries
and
ask
if
y
ou
w
an
t
to
con
tinue
searc
hing.
A
\NO"
reply
will
store
the
retrieved
en
tries
in
an
in
ternal
select
le
and
discon
tinue
the
searc
h.
Searc
h
time
can
b e
limited
with
the
#LIMIT
=
parameter.
Sort/Merge
retriev
al
will
not
b e
used
if
all
data
items
named
in
the
data
item
equiv
alences
are
searc
h
items,
and
no
@
signs
are
used.
It
is
advisable
to
maximize
the
n
um
b er
of
data
item
equiv
alences
with
the
ab o
v
e
prop erties.
Refer
to
the
JOIN
command
for
information
on
using
the
@
sign
in
joining
data
sets.
QUERY/V
COMMANDS
3-81
Содержание QUERY
Страница 10: ......
Страница 17: ...Figure 1 1 ORDERS Data Base Structure Figure 1 2 Sample Entry Values INTRODUCING QUERY V 1 7 ...
Страница 20: ...Figure 1 3 IMAGE QUERY Environments 1 10 INTRODUCING QUERY V ...
Страница 36: ......
Страница 165: ...REPORT G1 GROUP TITLE 11 END QUERY V COMMANDS 3 129 ...
Страница 199: ...XEQ TF TOTAL DUE 9 SPACE B2 SKIP A TF R0 70 E2 S PURCH DATE END QUERY V COMMANDS 3 163 ...
Страница 200: ......
Страница 244: ......
Страница 278: ......
Страница 279: ...G ASCII CHARACTER SET This appendix is not available in this edition ASCII CHARACTER SET G 1 ...
Страница 280: ......