I don't know. But changing the comparison to "contains" makes it work like would have expected "equals" to. I.e. I found 100+ records.
Kevin --- Greg Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Two thoughts come to mind: > > 1. There could be a screen (unlikely since the IEN > was displayed). > 2. The search is doing a compare based on the .01 > field. > > My vote is for #2. > > --- Greg Kreis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What is the DD definition of the ENTERED BY field? > Can you use VPE's > > > > ..VEDD and capture the display of the field's > characteristics and > > paste > > them in here? > > > > Kevin Toppenberg 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? 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