Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

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Integrate > Service Manager integration methods and tools > Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) > Executes

Executes

Executes are the DDE mechanisms for requesting that an application process data or perform an action. Service Manager provides two execute capabilities:

Transact
SetFocus

Transact

The Transact execute function directs Service Manager to execute a transaction as though a user had pressed a function key or button. The Transact execute function requires one operand that designates the number of the function key or button ID of the button that was pressed. This example in Visual Basic for Applications shows how to tell Service Manager that the “fill” key was pressed:

DDEExecute nChannel, “[Transact( ““9”” )]” ’issue a fill command

SetFocus

The SetFocus execute function directs Service Manager to place the focus in a named widget (using the field’s input property as the name). This example in Visual Basic for Applications shows the focus set to the file name input field in the data base manager format:

DDEExecute nChannel, “[SetFocus( ““file.name”” )]” ’

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