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Search a Temporary Storage Queue for a Data String

Follow this procedure to search a temporary storage queue for a data string.

1. Complete the following fields:

   FUNC=SRCH
   ENTRY= relative record position to start search
   RCID= temporary storage queue identification
   DATA= search argument
   LOC= position in record to search for the data string
   

   or

   LOC=ANY 	(to search the entire record for the data string)
   

   In addition, complete the following optional field:

   SIZE= number of records to search		(default=1)
   

2. Press Enter. If a match is found, the record containing the data displays, starting at the location where the data was found. The following information also appears on the FILE screen:
   • The MESSAGE= field shows the message DATA HAS BEEN LOCATED.
   • If no match is found, the MESSAGE= field shows the message DATA NOT FOUND.
   • The ENTRY= field contains the returned record's relative position in the queue.
   • The LOC= field contains the location of the found data.