FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

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You can’t enter search criteria in container fields, summary fields, or
global fields.
To find values that are
Less than the value to the right of the
symbol
Less than or equal to the value to the
right of the symbol
Greater than the value to the right of
the symbol
Greater than or equal to the value to
the right of the symbol
Exactly as you specify, although the
field may contain other values
(additional words, for example)
Exactly as you specify, in the order
you specify, and the field contains no
other values
Within the range you specify.
A range is first to last character in the
alphabet for text; least to greatest for
numeric; and earliest to latest for date
and time.
Duplicate values (for example, to
examine duplicate records in a
mailing list)
Use this
operator
< 9/7/1998
≥
or
>=
≥100
≥8:00
= =John
== ==John
... (three periods)
or
… (ellipsis)
or
.. (two periods)
! !
Today’s date // //
Invalid dates, times, or calculated
results
One unknown or variable text
character
Zero or more unknown or variable
text characters
In fields (to find fields that contain
values)
Literal text (text exactly as it appears,
but regardless of uppercase or
lowercase) in a text field
Empty fields (for example, to find
records of unfilled orders)
? ?
@ @on
* J*n
* *
12:30...17:30
1/1/98..6/6/98
" " " "
", Ltd."
= =