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Methods for Specifying Options on a Command

You can display specific values on a display using the following methods:

• Operators

  In the example, you used the greater than symbol (>) to associate the field with the value and determine that those rows should be displayed. You can use many operators in addition to greater than (> or GR), such as equal to (EQ or =), and greater than or equal to (GE or >=). You can also use operators such as B for blank or NB. In which case you would not specify a value after the field and the operator.

• COND Keyword

  You can use the CONDition keyword in place of a field name to specify selection for all fields defined as status fields on the current screen, without your having to name them individually. Several requirements exist for specifying this keyword. To learn more about this option, see the SELECT command online help.

• Multiple Fields

  You can select data to display according to more than one field by specifying parameters on the SELECT command using the conn parameter.

• Special Options

  As with the SORT command, you can specify special options on the SELECT command to either:

  • Return the data to the order created by the original command
  • Request that data be sorted as specified in the profile Formats Section

  You can also specify the current SELECT parameters on the command line and overtype them. See the SELECT command online help.