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Similarities and Differences

Although you use many of the same keywords for the FIND command whether you issue it to find strings in event text or strings in display columns, there are some differences. Following is a list of these differences:

• When you issue the FIND command to find a string in event text, you may use the evtnum keyword to indicate the number of events you want CA OPS/MVS to scan before it abandons its search. The maximum value you can specify for evtnum is 5000. There is no evtnum keyword when you issue the FIND command to find a string in a display column.
• If the value you specify for the column keyword is not one of the columns OPSLOG Browse is currently displaying, CA OPS/MVS still accepts the FIND command. In such cases, CA OPS/MVS repositions the cursor to the beginning of the event text area of the row on which that column would appear. To display the string CA OPS/MVS found, issue the DISPLAY command as usual. For details about the DISPLAY command, see How to Display Extra Columns of Information in this chapter.
• The PREFIX and prefixstring keywords are valid only when you are searching for a string in a display column.