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Find/Rfind

Scans the test stream for a character string. You can specify these commands in all three display formats.

The Find command searches once for the specified value; the Rfind command repeats the previous Find command. Use the Rfind command to locate additional occurrences of the value without respecifying it.

When you enter the Find command, CA Verify for VTAM inserts the Find parameters on the menu as illustrated next.

  CCC.ORDERAPP.001 --------  BROWSE: DISPLAY FORMAT  -----------------14:56:22 
  ENTER COMMAND ===>                                             RECORD:      2 
                                                                                
  ROW      COLUMN              VALUE                                            
  ===>     ===>      SCREEN ID ===>                                             
  ===>     ===>      SCAN      ===>                                             
           10        20        30        40        50        60        70    B5 
   ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+-----  
 | DATE 01/04/98               CAROL'S COOKIES COMPANY               RELEASE 6.2 
 | TIME 12:49:58                      MAIN MENU                 
 |                                                                    
 4                                                                              
 |                                                                             
 |                                                                             
 |                                                                             
 8    ENTER OPTIONS:                                              
 |                                                                             
 |                                                                             
 |            1) PLACE AN ORDER                  
12                                                                              
 |            2) CHECK STATUS OF AN ORDER                    
 |                                                                             
 |                                                                             
16                                                                             

The Find command has two parameters: Screen ID and Scan. You can specify values for one or both parameters. If you specify both values, both must be satisfied.

Screen ID

The value specified for this parameter applies to the screen as it appears in Display format. The Row and Column sub-parameters must be specified. CA Verify for VTAM will search for the value only in the specified row and column.

Scan

The value specified for this parameter applies to the screen in Field format. The Row and Column sub-parameters are optional. Specify a row without a column to limit the search to a single row; specify a column without a row to limit the search to a single column. Omit both row and column to search the entire screen for the value.

Although the Find and Rfind commands can be entered in Display format, the value specified in the Scan parameter applies to the screen in Field format.

Note: To find orders, specify the Find or Rfind command in Hex format, omitting the Scan parameter row and column.

If CA Verify for VTAM finds the string, it displays the record in which it was found; otherwise, the current record is redisplayed along with a message.