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Applies to
SyntaxFind
Action[Statement] Allows you to perform a record search.
ScopeOnly usable in form methods, but not in subtables.
Notes

This statement allows you to search for a record and has the same effect as selecting the Find... option from the form's Record menu. Note that the text on the Find dialog can be changed using the FindText statement.

The system workarea SysReply is set according to the result of the record Search. SysReply may take the following values:

  • 0 A record was found
  • -1 User pressed the Escape key
  • -2 User did not respond (dialog timeout error)
CategoryRecord data entry
See Also Zoom, Find, FindText, GetFindValues, IsInsertMode, RestoreRecord, SaveRecord, SetFindValues, SetInsertMode, StartEdit, StartInsert, UpdateDisplay
Example

The following example initiates a find based on the surname index.

SetIndex surname
Find