User manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 2 Using databases
- About database fields and records
- Opening files
- Opening multiple windows per file
- Closing windows and files
- Saving files
- About modes
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
- Deleting records
- Entering data
- Finding records
- Making a find request
- Performing quick finds based on data in one field
- Finding text and characters
- Finding numbers, dates, times, and timestamps
- Finding ranges of information
- Finding data in related fields
- Finding empty or non-empty fields
- Finding duplicate values
- Finding records that match multiple criteria
- Finding records except those matching criteria
- Saving find requests
- Deleting and reverting requests
- Viewing, repeating, or changing the last find
- Hiding records from a found set and viewing hidden records
- Finding and replacing data
- Sorting records
- Previewing and printing databases
- Automating tasks with scripts
- Backing up database files
- Setting preferences
- Chapter 3 Creating databases
- Planning a database
- Creating a FileMaker Pro file
- Defining database fields
- Using supplemental fields
- Setting options for fields
- Defining database tables
- Creating layouts and reports
- Setting up a layout to print records in columns
- Working with objects on a layout
- Working with fields on a layout
- Working with parts on a layout
- Chapter 4 Working with related tables and files
- Chapter 5 Sharing and exchanging data
- Sharing databases on a network
- Importing and exporting data
- Saving and sending data in other formats
- Sending email messages based on record data
- Supported import/export file formats
- ODBC and JDBC
- Methods of importing data into an existing file
- About adding records
- About updating existing records
- About updating matching records
- About the importing process
- Converting a data file to a new FileMaker Pro file
- About the exporting process
- Working with external data sources
- Publishing databases on the web
- Chapter 6 Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Chapter 7 Converting databases from FileMaker Pro 6 and earlier
- Chapter 8 Security measures
- Index
Finding records | 51
Finding empty or non-empty fields
Finding duplicate values
You can find all records for which one or more fields contain duplicate values.
For example, you might want to find all records that aren’t unique, then
examine them to decide which records to use or delete.
To find all duplicate records, in Find mode, type ! in the field.
Finding records that match multiple criteria
You can narrow or broaden your search by using more than one criterion.
Logical AND search
To narrow your search, enter criteria in as many fields as needed to make your
request specific, then click Perform Find.
Constraining (narrowing) a found set
You can narrow find results incrementally, looking for more specific detail as
you search your database.
For example, after searching for all of the employees who work in Sales, you can
narrow the search to find all of the employees in Sales named Alvarez:
1. Perform a find to find all of the employees who work in Sales.
FileMaker Pro displays the found set in Browse mode.
2. Click Find and type the criteria to narrow the search (type Alvarez in the
Last Name field).
To find fields that are Type this in the field
Not empty (fields that have data) *
Empty =
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