ARES/Data Search Help File      SEARCH.HLP

Depending on how ARES/Data is configured, you can search
any of fields 1 through 4, either for an exact match, or
for a "wildcard" search.

Syntax:
   /m,value
      or:
   /m,val*

  Where:  m may be either 1, 2, 3, or 4.
  Examples:     /3,shelter 4
                /3,shel*

Exact searches:
  If no asterisk is used, then the database will search all entries
  and display any that EXACTLY match "value" in the field you specified.
  (It doesn't matter if you use UPPER or lower case--they're handled as
  if they were always UPPER case).
  A status report listing all information for each match is sent.
  The first line gives the search value and the field number.
  At the end of the report, a line like:

     "ARES/Data Search done at 1534, nn hits."

  is sent, which signifies no more information coming, and
  that "nn" matches (or hits) were found in the database.

Wildcard searches:
  ...are just like exact searches, except that when you specify a
  "value", you can give just the first few characters.

        /n,val*<cr>

  Wildcard searches are handy ways to save typing, and for cases
  where you don't know the exact spelling of an entry.
