Searching is basically pretty simple -- in text fields,
you search for matches, and in numeric fields, you can
search for MATCH | INEQUALITY | RANGE. Common Spelling
File Fields 4 and 7 are also MATCH only. You may also
search in as many fields as you wish. Your progress is
shown at the bottom of the window. To initiate a Search,
simply Click the desired field. (you may alternately use
the cursor keys to scroll to the record and press ENTER.)
A "CRITERIA" window pops up - What it is asking for is
HOW a search is to be done. Simply Click/Scroll the type
you wish.
*          Example in supplied data file:
In the ANTIQUES Data file, for instance, assume you want
to locate ALL items MADE after 1900. Click YEAR MADE.
Then, Click 'GREATER THAN >'. Type in '1900'. That's it!
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There are 2 other things about Search that bear mention -
the above example could be continued by selecting another
data field, such as PRICE PAID. If we continue, we could
then specify 'LESS THAN <',  '400.00'. The result would
then be: "Items costing > $400.00 made 1900 - present."
The other thing is that if you look closely, the bottom
3 fields are not Data Fields! They are in fact "spread -
sheet" types of Data made up on the fly and normally seen
on the Legal Pad as Finance Info. This allows a Collector
Database to do what YOU want. Now, you can search for
items that were A) made in a certain time period, B) cost
$400.00 or less and C) CHANGED IN VALUE BY MORE THAN 25%!
Indeed, used wisely, Collect! can be a decent investment
tool.
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Notes: The Text field matches mentioned before are NOT
case sensitive. I.E. you can type in "BoOk" and find Book
and BOOK and book and bOoK all the same.
