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CATALOG/SEARCH FOR
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The following functions allow searching specific entries within a
catalogue and after that processing these via ENTRIES/DETECTED...
Graphic names will be displayed as black typing on blue background
for correctly identified matches. Should the entry also be marked,
the filename is displayed as white typing on black background.
So when browsing through the catalogue it's possible to visually
check whether entries have been found and/or marked.
* match patterns
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This is the most powerful search function. It allows free definition
of search patterns of which up to three may be conjuncted logically.
It works as follows:
First select the area to be scanned within the LISTVIEW
(screenname, colour depth, graphics type, etc.)
After that the operator to be applied is selected for the search.
After that the text to be searched for can be entered within the
string gadget. Please follow these steps:
-> Using the "=" operator the use of wildcards is allowed.
These will not be applicable to numeric entries
(like file size, date, etc.)
-> For entering dates the following format is used:
DD/MM/YYYY
After having specified the search pattern either
the search may be started or new search patterns may be added.
Up to three may be logically conjuncted.
Wildcards: With the "=" operator the use of wildcards is allowed.
The following are supported:
--> ?PATTERN All entries, which contain
"PATTERN" as a substring somewhere.
--> PATTERN? All entries, which begin with "PATTERN".
The buttons have the following functions:
SEARCH Searches entries by a previously defined search pattern.
Entries which have already been found will then be lost.
NEW Erases a search pattern and allows redefinition of it.
CANCEL Leaves the menu without starting a search.
-> Examples for search patterns:
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a) PICTURENAME=FANTASY?
AND
DEPTH=6
AND
PATH=WORK:?
Searches for all graphics, which are named beginning with
fantasy and contain six bitplanes. These also have to be
stored on volume WORK:
b) DEPTH=4
AND
FRAMES>1
AND
GRAPHICSTYPE=IFF
Searches all IFF animation's with a depth of four bitplanes.
c) GRAPHICSTYPE=GIF
OR
GRAPHICSTYPE=JPEG
Searches for all GIF and JPEG graphics.
d) PICTURENAME>F
AND
DATE>10/05/1994
AND
WIDTH>=640
Searches all graphics which are named with a first letter
above "F" and have been created later than 10.5.94.
The width has be larger than or equal to 640.
* duplicate entries
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All duplicate entries from the catalogue will be displayed.
* missing entries
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All graphics which are no longer physically present on the
volume will be displayed.
NOTE: Searching will overwrite previously found entries!
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