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- From: d.olson@apple.com (Donald Olson)
- Subject: Re: Search problems
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- Message-ID: <d.olson-191192154929@dolson.apple.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:50:00 GMT
- Distribution: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
- References: <BxzEqq.78K@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Organization: Apple Computer Inc.
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- In article <BxzEqq.78K@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>,
- bhostetl@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Brian Hostetler) wrote:
- >
- >
- > When searching for the occurence of a string such as RAD 3,
- > Hypercard picks out the first occurence of RAD, but doesn't seem to
- > recognize the 3. If I search for a RAD-3, it notices the 3 and will
- > skip over, say RAD-4. How can I fix this so that I don't have to put
- > in a dash to get it find occurences of say RAD 3???
- >
- > --
- > -brian
- > *bhostetl@ucs.indiana.edu | "Stop and breathe, close my eyes
- > bhostetl@iubacs.bitnet | and smell and listen... no more cotton
- > bhostetl@silver.ucs.indiana.edu | candy, no more band concerts..."
-
- Try using one of the following extensions to the find commnad
-
- find chars <text> {in field}
- find word <text> {in field}
- find whole <text> {in field}
- find string <text> {in field}
-
- Donald
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