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    Embedded browse-Find by text

    To All:
    I have an Embedded browse on a form
    Char,Num and Memo fields

    The find by text does not seem to work on memo fields
    works on other fields but not memo fields
    Select field
    find by text
    Current Field
    Forward.


    Do I have to do something different on memo fields

    Thanks
    charlie crimmel

    #2
    Re: Embedded browse-Find by text

    Originally posted by crimmelcp View Post
    To All:
    I have an Embedded browse on a form
    Char,Num and Memo fields

    The find by text does not seem to work on memo fields
    works on other fields but not memo fields
    Select field
    find by text
    Current Field
    Forward.


    Do I have to do something different on memo fields

    Thanks
    charlie crimmel
    find by key works by creating an index on the field. memo fields are not typically indexed.

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      #3
      Re: Embedded browse-Find by text

      Thanks
      Selwyn

      Is there another way to search memo fields for certain words.

      Charlie Crimmel

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        #4
        Re: Embedded browse-Find by text

        Originally posted by crimmelcp View Post
        Thanks
        Selwyn

        Is there another way to search memo fields for certain words.

        Charlie Crimmel

        use the query genie. select the memo field. use the 'contains the word' operator.

        you can then click the icon bottom right to see what xbasic was generated.

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          #5
          Re: Embedded browse-Find by text

          Do I have to do something different on memo fields
          The fact that you have a memo field implies you have a large text that necessitates it.

          If you have large text, having the memo in a browse does not help much as you won't see the text.

          Put the memo field on the form as a separate object.

          You could easily search the memo field with xbasic:
          I have to scratch my head a bit to remember the sytanx. It will come to me in a minute (that's if I don't get distracted).

          Later:
          Here is the syntax if anyone cares to know:
          1-If you are in a set, and if you are searching a memo field in a child table, the syntax is:
          flatenquery(rtf_field_to_text("table-"field"),"search_string"))
          2-If you are in the parent table, or simply searching a single table, the syntax is:
          contains(rtf_field_to_text("table-"field"),"search_string"))

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            #6
            Re: Embedded browse-Find by text

            Can anyone tell me what may be wrong with this code
            I get an error stating invalid filter.
            the help file states that containsi should work for memo fields

            Thanks
            Charlie Crimmel

            trace.clear()
            dim filter as c
            dim filter2 as c
            dim order as c
            dim options as c
            dim description as c
            dim show_all_flag as L
            dim layout_name as c
            dim layout_type as c
            dim global vfindwords as C

            text_string = ui_get_text("vfindwords", "Enter Words to Search For"," ")
            IF text_string = " " THEN
            ui_msg_box("vfindwords", "Words to Search For invalid.")
            END
            ELSE
            var->vfindwords = text_string
            END IF
            var->filter = chr(34) + "containsi" + chr(40)+chr(34)+"Specinst" + chr(34) + chr(44) + var->vfindwords + chr(41) +chr(34)
            trace.WriteLn("vfindwords = " + var->vfindwords)
            trace.WriteLn("filter = " + var->filter)

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              #7
              Re: Embedded browse-Find by text

              Charlie

              try this in place of var->filter=

              Code:
              var->filter = chr(34) + "containsi" + chr(40)+chr(34)+"Specinst" + chr(34) + chr(44) + [COLOR="red"]chr(34)[/COLOR]+var->vfindwords +[COLOR="Red"]chr(34[/COLOR])+ chr(41) +chr(34)
              Your find words text string was not enclosed in quotes

              Tom Baker

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                #8
                Re: Embedded browse-Find by text

                Thanks
                I am not getting errors in the code but the append operation does not seem to be accepting the filter.


                I kept getting no records when I tried the Browse query so I tried an append operation to a temp table and then browse the temp table.
                It gets no records also

                Any Ideas
                Charlie Crimmel

                trace.clear()
                dim filter as c
                dim filter2 as c
                dim order as c
                dim options as c
                dim description as c
                dim show_all_flag as L
                dim layout_name as c
                dim layout_type as c
                dim global vfindwords as C

                text_string = ui_get_text("vfindwords", "Enter Words to Search For"," ")
                IF text_string = " " THEN
                ui_beep()
                ui_msg_box("vfindwords", "Words to Search For invalid.")
                END
                ELSE
                var->vfindwords = text_string
                END IF
                'From the Help File
                'This example indicates whether "blah" is found in a memo field named MemoField.
                'containsi("MemoField","blah")
                var->filter = "containsi" + chr(40)+chr(34)+"Specinst" + chr(34) + chr(44) + chr(34) + trim(var->vfindwords) + chr(34) +chr(41)

                'From the Help File
                'This example indicates whether "blah" is found in a RTF memo field named RtfField.
                'containsi(rtf_field_to_text("RtfField"),"blah")
                var->filter2 = "containsi(rtf_field_to_text" + chr(40) + chr(34)+"Specinst" + chr(34) + chr(41)+ chr(44) +chr(34)+ trim(var->vfindwords) +chr(34)+ chr(41)

                var->filter3 = chr(34) + "containsi" + chr(40)+chr(34)+"Specinst" + chr(34) + chr(44) + chr(34)+trim(var->vfindwords) +chr(34)+ chr(41)

                trace.WriteLn("vfindwords = " + var->vfindwords)
                trace.WriteLn("filter = " + var->filter)
                trace.WriteLn("filter2 = " + var->filter2)
                trace.WriteLn("filter3 = " + var->filter3)

                'Run an Operation that was previously defined.
                query.filter = var->filter2
                query.order = ""

                DIM operation_name as c
                operation_name = "append memo_specinst"
                If operation_name <> "" then
                append.run(operation_name,query.filter)
                End if

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                  #9
                  Re: Embedded browse-Find by text

                  Charlie

                  Try changing filter 2 to

                  Code:
                  var->filter2 = [COLOR="Red"]chr(34)[/COLOR]+"containsi(rtf_field_to_text" + chr(40) + chr(34)+"Specinst" + chr(34) + chr(41)+ chr(44) +chr(34)+ trim(var->vfindwords) +chr(34)+ chr(41)+[COLOR="red"]chr(34)[/COLOR]
                  filter is expecting a character text string

                  might work
                  Tom
                  Last edited by Tbaker; 07-02-2008, 04:39 PM. Reason: delete a line

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                    #10
                    Re: Embedded browse-Find by text

                    Charlie

                    I am sure by now, if you have not found a resolution , you have come to the same point that I have

                    The containsi() function does not work as an append filter - no matter if you use the RTF field or any other field in the table
                    I would guess that the only was to append records with a RTF field is to use regular old xbasic table.enter_begin() and table.enter_end.

                    To that end, I have attached a zip file (one of my testing apps - converted to be used with this app). I'm sure you have already tried this workaround but I am sending it FWIW.

                    Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

                    One Suggestion would be to start a new thread on this problem and see if the big guys might have a solution which my little mind could not come up with.

                    Tom

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