Volume 2 Chapter 10 Search Menu CONTENTS
BEGIN-AT-REFCODE is used to specify the reference code of the entry at which searching is to begin.
Syntax
BEGIN-AT REFCODE ABCDEF
Remarks
This option can be used to good effect if a search was interrupted and has to be re-run at a later time.
The specified refcode need not actually be present in the CSD. If this is the case then searching will begin at the next entry in the alphabetic sequence.
Graphics QUEST3D Procedure
Ex.
If the search was now initiated we would see:
Now searching D/B Skipped 1000 entries, last = ADRMVAL Skipped 2000 entries, last = ANDION10 Skipped 3000 entries, last = AZTHYN Skipped 4000 entries, last = BAMFIE 0 hits after 5000 entries, 100% screenout at BAZJOB
Then the first hit might be displayed.
Users of the VAX/VMS implementation should note that the software moves instantly to the correct point in the database, instead of sequentially searching through the database.
If you conduct a search using BEGIN-AT-REFCODE and then, in the same session, wish to conduct a search starting at the first entry in the database then you can cancel the previous setting as follows:
Please type the REFCODE from which your search will begin or press <RETURN> if you don't want to change the starting point.
If, for example, you wish QUEST to begin searching at refcode PQRSTU then the appropriate instruction would be :
BEGI PQRSTU
A range of refcodes can also be specified, for example:
BEGI AAAAAA LZZZZZ or BEGI AAAAAA-LZZZZZ
Either of these instructions can be used to begin searching at refcode AAAAAA
finish searching after refcode LZZZZZ
