Try it again with the equals sign ('='). You shouldn't have to do a
contains.--- Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I figured it out. You are supposed to search for: > field CONTAINS tmgr, not > field EQUALS tmgr. > > grrr.... > > This search function is NOT user friendly. > > Kevin > > --- Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am having trouble with the Fileman search > > function. > > Will it only search on fields that have an index? > > > > I am trying to do a simple search for field 1302 > > (ENTERED BY)=MANAGER,TRANSCRIPTION (initials: tmgr), > > I > > will then try to follow instructions from Thomas' > > post > > about changing this to another user. > > > > I know that many records have a value of tmgr for > > this > > field. But it doesn't find them in the search. > > > > First I'll show that ENTERED BY contains 'tmgr' for > > at > > least one record: > > -------------------------- > > > > Include COMPUTED fields: (N/Y/R/B): NO// b BOTH > > Computed Fields and Record Num > > ber (IEN) > > > > NUMBER: 5901 DOCUMENT > > TYPE: > > OFFICE VISIT > > PATIENT: 15377 PARENT > > DOCUMENT TYPE: OFFICE NOTES CLASS > > STATUS: COMPLETED > > EPISODE BEGIN DATE/TIME: FEB 28, [EMAIL PROTECTED]:12:46 > > VISIT TYPE: A ENTRY > > DATE/TIME: FEB 28, [EMAIL PROTECTED]:17:48 > > AUTHOR/DICTATOR: THWING,PHILIP T EXPECTED > > SIGNER: THWING,PHILIP T > > HOSPITAL LOCATION: Laughlin_Office VISIT > > LOCATION: Laughlin_Office > > DIVISION: Medical Group of Greeneville > > REFERENCE DATE: FEB 24, [EMAIL PROTECTED]:00 ENTERED BY: > > tmgr > > CAPTURE METHOD: remote procedure > > SIGNATURE DATE/TIME: FEB 28, [EMAIL PROTECTED]:10:42 > > SIGNED BY: THWING,PHILIP T SIGNATURE > > BLOCK NAME: PHILIP T THWING > > SIGNATURE MODE: electronic COSIGNATURE > > NEEDED: NO > > REPORT TEXT: xxxxxxxxxx > > > > -------------------------- > > > > Now I will show that a search for this record fails: > > > > ------------------------- > > > > OUTPUT FROM WHAT FILE: TIU DOCUMENT// > > > > -A- SEARCH FOR TIU DOCUMENT FIELD: enterED BY > > -A- CONDITION: eQUALS > > -A- EQUALS NEW PERSON: tmgr MANAGER,TRANSCRIPTION > > > > tmgr TRANSCRIP > > TIONIST > > > > -B- SEARCH FOR TIU DOCUMENT FIELD: > > > > IF: A// ENTERED BY EQUALS 101 > > (MANAGER,TRANSCRIPTION) > > > > STORE RESULTS OF SEARCH IN TEMPLATE: > > > > SORT BY: NUMBER// > > START WITH NUMBER: FIRST// > > FIRST PRINT FIELD: .01 DOCUMENT TYPE > > THEN PRINT FIELD: > > Heading (S/C): TIU DOCUMENT SEARCH// > > DEVICE: TELNET > > TIU DOCUMENT SEARCH MAR > > 8,2005 21:47 PAGE 1 > > DOCUMENT TYPE > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > 0 MATCHES FOUND. > > > > Press RETURN to continue... > > > > > > ---------------------------- > > > > What am I doing wrong? > > > > Thanks > > Kevin > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT > > Products from real users. > > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. > > Start reading now. > > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! > Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web > http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real > users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > ===== A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his forefathers. --Benjamin Disraeli ==== Greg Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
