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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Format Control file variable
The current database record (the record the user is opening for modifying) in Format Control is always identified by the variable $file. Elements of the current record being acted upon by Format Control associate with $file by expressions. For example, <field.name > in $file might identify a particular field in the current record to which a Format Control process is attached. The $file variable does NOT reference a file, which may use several forms to input data.
Important: In order for a property to depend on a variable or record field, the variable must be assigned as an input in Format Control.
Related topics
Format Control
Using expressions in Format Control
Format Control system functions
Format Control Boolean (logical) fields
Open a Format Control record
Add a Format Control record
Turn on menu forms by using Format Control
