Finding a Character String in a DELTA List

To FIND Character Strings in a DELTA List

1. Go to the DELTA List Edit/Execute Entry panel.From the DELTA PLUS Main Menu, type 1 in the selection field and press Enter. The DELTA List Edit/Execute Entry panel is displayed.

2. Decide if you want to edit a specific existing DELTA List or choose an existing DELTA List for editing. Perform the appropriate action.

    

   Activity	Action
   edit a specific existing DELTA List	Type 1 in the selection field and the name of an existing DELTA List in the DELTA List field.
   choose an existing DELTA List for editing	Type 1 in the selection field and leave the DELTA List field blank or type a masking pattern in the DELTA List field.

3. Type the data set name of the library in which the existing DELTA List resides, or where you want the new DELTA List placed, in the DELTA List library field.

4. View Profile —Type the name of the View Profile in the View Profile field; otherwise, accept the default View Profile.

   Note

   When UPF security is in effect, this field will be labeled IMSID or Group. Enter the IMSID or Group for which you intend to execute the DELTA List. The view profile used will be of the form DLAKWTnn for DELTA PLUS VIRTUAL TERMINAL or DDCKWTnn for DELTA PLUS for DBCTL, where nn is from the applicable UPF record.

   This field may not display on the panel if no View Profile data set is specified in the Global Options.

5. Press Enter.

    

   Previous Action	Result
   You typed 1 in the selection field and the name of an existing DELTA List in the DELTA List field.	The DELTA List Edit panel is displayed, beginning a DELTA List Edit session for that DELTA List.
   You typed 1 in the selection field and left the DELTA List field blank or typed a masking pattern in the DELTA List field.	The member selection list is displayed, allowing you to select a DELTA List for editing.

6. If you are on a member selection list panel, select a DELTA List to edit by typing a / next to one of the DELTA PLUS PDS member names listed on the panel and pressing Enter. The DELTA List Edit panel is displayed.

7. Type the FIND command on the Command line and press Enter. The DELTA List Find Elements pop-up window is displayed.

    

    .-----------------------------------------------------------------------------.
    |                          DELTA List Find Elements                           |
    | Command ===> ______________________________________________________________ |
    |                                                                             |
    | Find string  . .  ________________                                          |
    |                                                                             |
    | Direction  .  _ 1.Next  2.Previous  3.First   4.Last   5.All                |
    | Context  . .  _ 1.Any   2.Prefix    3.Suffix  4.Word                        |
    | Limitations   1 1.None  2.Excluded  3.Non-excluded                          |
    |                                                                             |
    | Select one or more of the following.                                        |
    | Element type:           Field:                                              |
    |            More:     +                                         More:     +  |
    | _ *All elements         _ *All fields                                       |
    | _ APPLCTN               _ NAME             (all elements)                   |
    | _ TRANSACT              _ ACTION           (all elements)                   |
    | _ DATABASE              _ ACCESS           (database)                       |
    | _ RTCODE                                   (applctn,transact,lterm)         |
    | _ TERMINAL                                 (applctn,transact,lterm)         |
    | _ LTERM                 _ ASSIGN           (lterm)                          |
    | _ SUBPOOL               _ AUTO             (database)                       |
    | _ COMMAND               _ CLASS            (transact)                       |
    |  F1=Help     F3=Exit     F4=Clear    F7=Up       F8=Down    F12=Cancel      |
    '-----------------------------------------------------------------------------'

8. Edit the following fields, as necessary:

   Fields Available on the DELTA List Find Elements Pop-up Window

   Field Name	Description
   Find string	Type a character string to be found in the DELTA List.
   Direction	Type the option number to control the starting point, direction, and extent of the search. You can start or resume the search from the current cursor position and proceed from top to bottom or from bottom to top. You can also start from the first element or last, and you can start from the top and search for all occurrences until the last match is found. Possible values are Next - Start or resume a search from the current cursor position and proceed from top to bottom until the next match is found. Previous - Start or resume a search from the current cursor position and proceed from bottom to top until the previous match is found. First - Start a search from the first element and proceed from top to bottom until the first match is found. Last - Start a search from the last element and proceed from bottom to top until the last match is found. All - Start from the top and find all occurrences of the desired data.
   Context	Type the option number to control the conditions for a successful match of the desired string based on whether the matched data begins and/or ends with a non-alphanumeric character (special characters such as plus signs, dashes, parentheses, apostrophes, or blanks). You can find a match regardless of context or a match where the desired string is prefix, suffix, or a separate word. Possible values are Any - Find a match in any string regardless of context (such as the DO in DO-IT-YOURSELF, DON’T, ADOPT, and BULLDOZER). Prefix - Find a match where the desired string is the prefix of a word (such as the DO in DON’T and DOWNLOAD but not in ADO, ADOPT, or BULLDOZER). Suffix - Find a match where the desired string is the suffix of a word (such as the IT in EXHIBIT and RABBIT but not in IT’S, DITCH, or HOSPITAL). Word - Find a match where the desired string is a separate word (such as the AS in AS or COME-AS-YOU-ARE but not in ASSUME, CASUAL, or HASN’T).
   Limitations	Type the option number to limit the element(s) included in the search. Possible values are None - No limitations, ALL elements will be searched. Excluded - Search only excluded elements. Elements are excluded by use of the X, XX, or Xnnn action commands. Non-excluded - Search only non-excluded elements. Elements that have been excluded by use of the X, XX, or Xnnn action commands will not be included in the search.
   Element type	Type a / in the selection field next to one or more types of DELTA List elements so that a search is limited to the specified types of elements. For example, if you specify that the search include only DATABASE, APPLCTN, and TRANSACT type elements, then matching data in a LTERM element is not found in the search. To search all DELTA List element types, select *All elements. To search for specific element types, select the individual element type(s).
   Field	Type a / in the selection field next to one or more individual fields of a DELTA List element so that a search is limited to the specified fields of an element. To search all element fields, select *All elements. To search specific element fields, select the individual field name. You can also select any valid combination of Element type and Field by typing a / next to the appropriate type and field names.

9. Press Enter. The DELTA List Edit panel is displayed with the Fnd/Chg field indicating which element(s) was found with the FIND command.