Searching the Help
To search for information in the Help, type a word or phrase in the Search box. When you enter a group of words, OR is inferred. You can use Boolean operators to refine your search.
Results returned are case insensitive. However, results ranking takes case into account and assigns higher scores to case matches. Therefore, a search for "cats" followed by a search for "Cats" would return the same number of Help topics, but the order in which the topics are listed would be different.
Words and Phrases
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| A single word | cat
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Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats". |
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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. |
Using Boolean Operators
| Search for | Operator | Example |
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Two or more words in the same topic |
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| Either word in a topic |
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| Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase |
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| Topics that contain one string and do not contain another | ^ (caret) |
cat ^ mouse
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| A combination of search types | ( ) parentheses |
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Menu record
Each option line in the menu record contains values that control the functionality of each link on the menu form. Based on the conditions specified, the menu record can call a RAD application to retrieve other menus, call stored queries, and launch external applications. The association between the form and the menu record is set up by entering the form name in the Format field of the menu record.
The numbers in the Option column correspond to the option on the referenced format. In general, there is a one-to-one relationship between menu and form. Each option calls a RAD application. Some RAD applications require parameters to be passed into the function while others do not.
The Command column permits you to call a menu option directly from the command line. For example, type db in the command line to go directly to the Database Manager.
The Condition column on the menu record controls the availability of the option. If the condition evaluates to false, the option displayed on the user’s menu is unavailable.
Related concepts
Menus
Button properties
Example: Adding a URL link to a menu
Related tasks
Access menu records
Add or change the image icon for options menu and toolbar items
