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Locate Data

Find/Rfind

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

Note: 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. Similarly, if the commands are entered in Field or Hex format, the value specified in the Screen ID parameter applies to the screen in Display format.

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 character string without respecifying it.

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

 CCC.ORDERAPP.002 --------  EDIT: FIELD FORMAT  ------------------------13:50:02
 ENTER COMMAND ===>                                                           E4
                                                                                
 ROW      COLUMN              VALUE                                             
 ===>     ===>      SCREEN ID ===>                                              
 ===>     ===>      SCAN      ===>                                              
 RUN OPTION: 7                                           RECORD NUMBER:        2
 TYPE:       OUTPUT             TRAN: XCCC               DATA LENGTH:        266
 OPERATION:  ERASE/WRITE        DATE: 06/29/1998         SCREEN SIZE:  24 BY  80
 RESPONSE:   00:00:00.003       TIME: 13:39:44.336       TERMINAL:      A55TG001
 WCC: C2: NL/EM/CR PRINT CNTL, KEYBOARD RESTORE                                 
 ORDER  ROW  COL  ATTR  LENGTH  ----+----|----+----|----+----|----+----|----+---
  SBA     7   16         00000                                                  
  IC                     00000                                                  
  FLD     1    1  PSH    00004  DATE                                            
  SF              PS     00008  06/29/98                                        
  FLD     1   29  PSH    00023  CAROL'S COOKIES COMPANY                         
  FLD     1   63  PSH    00007  RELEASE                                         
  SF              PSM    00003  6.2                                             
  FLD     2    1  PSH    00004  TIME                                            
  SF              PS     00008  13:39:44                                        
  FLD     2   36  PSH    00009  MAIN MENU                                       
  FLD     7    1  PSH    00013  ENTER OPTION:                                   
  SF              UM     00000                                                 

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 CICS will search for the value only in that 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.

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 and Rfind commands in Hex format, omitting the Scan parameter row and column.

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