Difference between revisions of "Field Values in Expressions"

Revision as of 00:47, 18 October 2011

The search value - a string, a date, a number.

Follow these guidelines when specifying values:

The value can be partial text or whole words
Enclose strings and date/time values in 'single quotes'
To specify date values, use the Date Format as specified in Company Information
To search for a blank (empty) string, use two single quotes, with nothing between them ('').
To search for a blank (empty) field of other kinds, use a field value of BLANK
To include multiple values for a field, separate each value using the pipe symbol (|)

For example: company_name='Acme|Ajax'

To include a single quote in the value you're searching for, specify four single quotes ('''').

For example, to search for the phrase, That's right! you would specify 'That''''s right!'.

Examples:

String: 'Paper 123'

Date: '06/06/2007'

Numeric Value: 9383

Empty Field: '' or BLANK

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 :*To include multiple values for a field, separate each value using the pipe symbol (|)
 ::For example: <tt>company_name='Acme|Ajax'</tt>
-:*To include a single quote in the value, specify four single quotes (<tt><nowiki>''''</nowiki></tt>).
+:*To include a single quote in the value you're searching for, specify four single quotes (<tt><nowiki>''''</nowiki></tt>).
 ::For example, to search for the phrase, <tt>That's right!</tt> you would specify <tt><nowiki>'That''''s right!'</nowiki></tt>.