Action command S (select) on dates/numbers

[Esko Lahdensivu]

Markus Grossrieder wrote:

> Thanks to Chris, Joe & Johan for the fast answers ! I'll give the propositions a
> try when I'll have some time.
>
> I was hoping, against all experience, that there is some way, pattern, or holy
> sign to use the 'select processing' for numeric data just as it works for
> strings ...
>

MPE/iX, PH 8.29.

If I recall correctly, the original question was about searching dates. well, in
Quick,
dates can be searched !  We use this feature extensively. Say you
have a field "TTASPV OF STTYOTIE DATE DD.MM.YYYY" : to review
all entries from a certain year and month, you would enter (in Select mode)
                            %##.04.2001

% = enter pattern matching mode
## = any two digits (ie., any day of the month)
the rest is obvious.

>
> Woudn't it be nice if you could say 'Show me everything from 2001/01/01', or

This can be done (but only for year 2001)  with "%##.##.2001"  depending,
of course, from your date format.

> 'bigger than 10000' ?

In Quick pattern matching, this would be a nice feature.

>
> Bob, Conrad, something planned ?
>
> cu, Markus
>

regards,
Esko