Fields typically contain character strings (uppercase strings terminated by the first blank) or numeric values that do not allow embedded blanks. Some fields contain text strings, such as message text, which can consist of several words of upper‑ and lower-case letters.
If you have to filter text strings that contain phrases or multiple words separated by blanks, enter the test value within single quotes. For example, 'CI Summary' or 'RC= 4'. The Windows Client translates the text string within the single quotes by replacing the first quote and all embedded blanks with ! and the last quote with /, so that 'CI Summary' becomes !CI!Summary/. You can enter this string directly, although it is easier to place a text string within single quotes.
The Windows Client generates a separate search for each word between single quotes. The Windows Client considers blanks within the quoted test value to be insignificant and uses them to identify the words and the order of searches. If blanks are a significant part of the test value, they should be contained within double quotes, rather than single quotes, as described in the section Using Double Quotes.
Note: Use only the double quote character, never two single quotes.
You can always place your test values within single quotes; however, consider the following:
The Windows Client treats character fields in quotes differently from text fields. Because short character fields (VOLSER, for example) typically consist of five or six characters (for example, VOLSER INCL 'VOL123'), the Windows Client cannot change the quotes to pattern characters because it would make the pattern longer than the 6‑byte maximum length of the field. For character strings, the Windows Client strips the quotes. For text fields, the Windows Client changes the quotes to pattern characters because the length of the field allows it.
Note: If your test value is a string that contains the <, =, >, (, or ) sign (that is a less than, equal to, greater than, opening parenthesis, or closing parenthesis sign), place the entire test value within single quotes. When these symbols are not within quotes, they represent special delimiters within the filter string that designate comparison operators and parameter groupings. Treating them as operator or grouping delimiters is incorrect if you want the Windows Client to interpret them as part of a test value.
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