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Database

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To narrow your search, you can use relational operators (such as < and >),
enter values in multiple fields, or require that a record meet either one set of
search criteria or another. There are many ways to combine different search
methods. The following table provides some common examples.

For example,
to find

In Find mode, do this in the
find request

Example

Only records that
contain a specific
value

Type or select the value.

Only records that
contain a set of
specific values

Type or select the set of
values.

All records that contain
one or the other set of
values

Type or select the first value
or set of values and then
choose New Request from the
Edit menu. Enter another value
or set of values in the new find
request.

All records that do not
contain a specific value

Type <> or

(Option-=)

before the value to find records
not including empty fields. Or,
type or select the value, and
then click the Omit box to find
all records (including ones
with empty fields).

Records with a value
less than a specific
number

Type

<

before the value.

*

Choose Index from the

or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from

the list and click Go To Topic.

In the Help index,

*

see:

E

New Request command

E

operators

Finds the Italian restaurants

Finds the Italian restaurants that
have been reviewed

Finds the Italian restaurants and any
restaurant in Calistoga

Finds all restaurants not in Napa

Finds restaurants with average meal
prices less than $10