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
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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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Using Dynamic View Dependencies vs. Data Policy
Overuse of DVD on forms can result in performance problems. For example:
- Using the select function or a $ variable that is not on the form requires an interaction with the server. On connections with slow network response the use of these types of DVD statements can significantly impact performance.
- Using Focus In/Out or Data Changed Events also causes a server interaction. During design, the response time may seem adequate. However on a network with a half second response, it can be cumbersome.
Data Policy operates at the table level and achieves many of the same results without the complexity and without taxing system resources. For example, one common use of DVD is to set Visible or Readonly conditions, both of which can be set using Data Policy. With Data Policy, the conditions are evaluated on the server before the form is sent, thus avoiding a network interaction.
Related concepts
Dynamic View Dependencies
Field comparisons
Field value matching
Dynamic functions
Related tasks
Use field comparisons
Use dynamic functions
Use field value matching
